Dushanbe vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$265	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$689
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	35	23
😀 Quality of life	36	56
🏙️ Population	863K	1.37M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 30% less expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 7600th and 6234th ($605 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 10th in Tajikistan and Turkey, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 7359th and 5708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Samsun

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	Dushanbe	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$7315

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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 Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$665
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$578
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$587
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$653
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$612
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$593
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$495
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$948
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$723
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$650
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$617
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$652
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$663
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$655
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$672
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$645
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$663
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$627
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$621
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$698
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$959
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$710
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$607
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$661
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$544
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$846
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$406
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$492
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$699
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$617
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$691
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$616
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$664
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$644
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$760
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$683