Dushanbe vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dushanbe	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1811	$2352
🏠 One person rent	$401	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$678	$691
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.1	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$146	$1734
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	16
😀 Quality of life	47	57
🏙️ Population	948K	886K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 25% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 6897th and 5290th ($773 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.7 months in Tabuk. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6988th and 6204th 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	$4.86	$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.6	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$542	$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.2	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.96%	5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$705	$948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.8	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.39	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.3	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$79.7	$663
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6733	$8604

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$704
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$645
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$568
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$497
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$583
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$622
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$576
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$468
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$599
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$610
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$500
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$842
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$688
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$669
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$759
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$470
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$572
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$471
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$439
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$570
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$587
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$609
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$504
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1795
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$381
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$646
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$488
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$555
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$549
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$373
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$535
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$456
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$447
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$321
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$373
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$438

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$818
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$429
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$2054
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$856
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$919
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$686
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$334
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$338
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$742
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2014
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1933
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1810
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$2038
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$2060
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1149
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$977
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2145
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$753
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$2133
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1032
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$862
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1205
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$538
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2305
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2201
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2465
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2354
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2336
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587