Dushanbe vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dushanbe	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$638	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1683	$7903
🏠 One person rent	$276	$2366
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$4375
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$686
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.2	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$154	$5439
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	35	87
😀 Quality of life	40	91
🏙️ Population	863K	1.39M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 81% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 7313th and 26th ($638 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 23rd 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 15th in the United States, while ranked 7225th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dushanbe	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.75	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$8.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$571	$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.13%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$857	$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$488	$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.53	$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.09	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.58	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94	$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13332	$18429

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606