Dushanbe vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$2156
🏠 One person rent	$265	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$264
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	96
😀 Quality of life	36	60
🏙️ Population	863K	8.69M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 23% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 7600th and 6486th ($605 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th in Tajikistan and Iran, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 7359th and 5221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Tehran

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	Dushanbe	Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$118
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$1951

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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 Tehran

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Golestan	$714
12 km or 7.6 mi	Ray	$710
27 km or 17 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
27 km or 17 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
28 km or 17 mi	Qods	$698
32 km or 20 mi	Qarchak	$681
33 km or 20 mi	Shahriar	$698
34 km or 21 mi	Pakdasht	$680
36 km or 23 mi	Pardis	$665
38 km or 23 mi	Andisheh	$684
39 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$675
39 km or 24 mi	Fardis	$688
40 km or 25 mi	Malard	$693
43 km or 26 mi	Karaj	$736
46 km or 28 mi	Mohammadshahr	$688
52 km or 32 mi	Varamin	$651
52 km or 33 mi	Kamal Shahr	$686
78 km or 49 mi	Nazarabad	$645
120 km or 75 mi	Amol	$557
121 km or 75 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
122 km or 76 mi	Saveh	$574
127 km or 79 mi	Qom	$488
142 km or 88 mi	Qazvin	$618
148 km or 92 mi	Babol	$458
155 km or 96 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
176 km or 109 mi	Sari	$658
178 km or 111 mi	Semnan	$580
191 km or 119 mi	Kashan	$562
210 km or 130 mi	Lahijan	$552
239 km or 148 mi	Arak	$455
240 km or 149 mi	Rasht	$534
282 km or 175 mi	Hamadan	$443
283 km or 176 mi	Malayer	$469
284 km or 177 mi	Zanjan	$466
302 km or 188 mi	Gorgan	$685
315 km or 196 mi	Borujerd	$505
316 km or 196 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
326 km or 202 mi	Dorud	$513
333 km or 207 mi	Shahrud	$598
334 km or 207 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510