Dushanbe vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dushanbe	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1767	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$355	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.5	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$1231
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	35	85
😀 Quality of life	46	70
🏙️ Population	948K	5.65M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 32% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7063rd and 5142nd ($735 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 7083rd and 3923rd 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	$5.32	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$458	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$828	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.22%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$644	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.9	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.33	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.1	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.6	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6746	$12085

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$704
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$653
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$553
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$484
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$590
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$635
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$585
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$454
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$609
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$619
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$513
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$827
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$679
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$653
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$736
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$457
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$561
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$447
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$436
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$549
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$562
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$473
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1709
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$368
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$621
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$477
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$533
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$521
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$369
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$505
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$433
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$425
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$323
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$370
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$423

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606