Dushanbe vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dushanbe	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1811	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$401	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$678	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.1	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$146	$1316
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	35	85
😀 Quality of life	47	71
🏙️ Population	948K	5.65M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 32% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6897th and 4898th ($773 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6988th and 3542nd 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	$4.86	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.6	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$542	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.2	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.96%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$705	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.8	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.39	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.3	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$79.7	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6733	$13865

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$704
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$645
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$568
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$497
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$583
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$622
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$576
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$468
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$599
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$610
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$500
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$842
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$688
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$669
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$759
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$470
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$572
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$471
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$439
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$570
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$587
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$609
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$504
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1795
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$381
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$646
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$488
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$555
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$549
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$373
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$535
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$456
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$447
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$321
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$373
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$438

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597