Dushanbe vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$2186
🏠 One person rent	$265	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$522
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	46
😀 Quality of life	36	55
🏙️ Population	863K	2.96M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 29% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 7600th and 6253rd ($605 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.6 months in Tashkent. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 7359th and 5872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Tashkent

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	Dushanbe	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$1255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	22.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$1748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$9301

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$444
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$613
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$569
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$623
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$615
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$614
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$613
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$613
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$507
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$538
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$591
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$626
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$512
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$602
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$441
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$501
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$430
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$472
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$623
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$605
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$477
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$607
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$484
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$431
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$713
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$674
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$394
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$667
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$637
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$414
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$634
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$619
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$785