Dushanbe vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$265	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$1728
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	15
😀 Quality of life	36	47
🏙️ Population	863K	886K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 44% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 7600th and 4967th ($605 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th in Tajikistan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7359th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Tabuk

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	Dushanbe	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$8574

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028