Dushanbe vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dushanbe	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$672	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1801	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$290	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$532	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$155	$352
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	35	72
😀 Quality of life	36	62
🏙️ Population	863K	3.01M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 20% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7107th and 8199th ($672 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 7353rd and 4937th 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	$5.63	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.9	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.92%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$862	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$532	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.69	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.57	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13630	$5075

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$664
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$667
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$468
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$530
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$666
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$671
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$658
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$467
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$660
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$663
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$435
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$816
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$469
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$473
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$429
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$450
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$527
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$419
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$452
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$567
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$596
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$614
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$599
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$358
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$645
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$461
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$653
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$532
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$354
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$519
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$469
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$476
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$338
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$372
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$441

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515