Dushanbe vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dushanbe	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1767	$7962
🏠 One person rent	$355	$2395
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$4150
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.5	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$5553
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	35	86
😀 Quality of life	46	91
🏙️ Population	948K	1.39M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 79% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 7063rd and 50th ($735 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Tajikistan and the United States, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 7083rd and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs San Diego

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	Dushanbe	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.32	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$8.74
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$458	$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$828	$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.22%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$644	$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.9	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.33	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.1	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.6	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6746	$26517

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804