Dushanbe vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$265	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$326
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	35	74
😀 Quality of life	36	63
🏙️ Population	863K	3.01M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 10% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7600th and 8233rd ($605 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 15th in Tajikistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 7359th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Surabaya

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	Dushanbe	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$5490

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508