Dushanbe vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$265	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$1303
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	61
😀 Quality of life	36	79
🏙️ Population	863K	605K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 46% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7600th and 4764th ($605 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Tajikistan and Latvia, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 7359th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Riga

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	Dushanbe	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$13840

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$613
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$507
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$472
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$614
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$615
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$623
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$394
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$613
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$613
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$484
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$853
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$626
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$591
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$444
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$414
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$538
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$430
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$431
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$477
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$569
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$474
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$303
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$607
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$441
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$623
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$512
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$364
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$501
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$386
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$389
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$346
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$366
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$366

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220