Dushanbe vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$276
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$247
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
96
😀 Quality of life
40
61
🏙️ Population
863K
8.69M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 9% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 7313th and 6811th ($638 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 11th 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 0.4 months in Tehran. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 7225th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$1883

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$632
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$672
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$473
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$562
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$680
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$682
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$692
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$445
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$682
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$674
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$416
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$437
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$785
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$488
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$479
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$416
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$446
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$558
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$434
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$399
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$475
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$651
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$567
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$347
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$529
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$479
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$582
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$311
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$564
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$449
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$455
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$352
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$335
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$423

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$655
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$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
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$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
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$569