Dushanbe vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dushanbe	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$1072
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1759	$2566
🏠 One person rent	$316	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$549	$690
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.1	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$140	$190
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	35	56
😀 Quality of life	42	44
🏙️ Population	863K	43.9K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 34% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 7031st and 5084th ($712 vs $1072) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Tajikistan and the Palestine, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Ramallah ranked 5th in the Palestine, while ranked 7474th and 7218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Ramallah

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	Dushanbe	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.97	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.2	$52.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.96	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$739	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$93.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.66%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1032	$1229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$658	$1006
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.8	$83.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.69	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$3.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$8.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.46	$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.8	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.1	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7848	$4130

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$674
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$658
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$555
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$475
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$600
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$650
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$603
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$428
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$620
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$626
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$512
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$844
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$680
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$648
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$754
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$432
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$562
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$451
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$433
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$549
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$525
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$458
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$354
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$615
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$445
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$480
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$351
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$468
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$401
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$396
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$334
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$354
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$393

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$987
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1732
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1998
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2347
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2142
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$915
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1947
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$807
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$837
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2303
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2153
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2064
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2937
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2108
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1021
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$548
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2247
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1850