Dushanbe vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dushanbe	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$638	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1683	$2103
🏠 One person rent	$276	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$788
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.2	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$154	$733
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	35	82
😀 Quality of life	40	66
🏙️ Population	863K	5.38M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 21% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7313th and 6353rd ($638 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd in Tajikistan and Russia, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 7225th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Saint Petersburg

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	Dushanbe	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.75	$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$571	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.13%	11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$857	$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$488	$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.53	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.09	$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.58	$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13332	$6504

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$647
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$672
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$473
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$562
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$680
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$682
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$692
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$445
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$682
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$674
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$416
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$785
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$488
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$479
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$416
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$446
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$558
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$434
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$399
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$475
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$651
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$515
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$567
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$347
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$529
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$479
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$311
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$564
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$449
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$455
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$352
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$335
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$423

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$814
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$906
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1121
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1358
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1366
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1349
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1376
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1218
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$920
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1330
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1277
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$461
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1163
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1396
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1491
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1089
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1632
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1736
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1403
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1498
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$532
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1825
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1194
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1499
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1291
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1907
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1464
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1335
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$909
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1317
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1257
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1414
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1475
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1363
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$982
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1438