Dushanbe vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dushanbe	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$672	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1801	$4999
🏠 One person rent	$290	$1371
🏘️ Family rent	$532	$2182
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$155	$3835
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	94
😀 Quality of life	36	94
🏙️ Population	863K	664K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 70% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 7107th and 1336th ($672 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Tajikistan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 7353rd and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Rotterdam

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	Dushanbe	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.63	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.9	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$6.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.92%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$862	$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$532	$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.69	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.57	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13630	$10888

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$664
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$667
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$468
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$530
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$666
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$671
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$658
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$467
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$660
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$663
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$435
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$816
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$469
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$473
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$429
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$450
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$527
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$419
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$452
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$567
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$596
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$614
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$599
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$358
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$645
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$461
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$653
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$532
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$354
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$519
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$469
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$476
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$338
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$372
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$441

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592