Dushanbe vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dushanbe	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$638	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1683	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$276	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.2	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$154	$436
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	35	5
😀 Quality of life	40	36
🏙️ Population	863K	79.2K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 41% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7313th and 8761st ($638 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Tajikistan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 7225th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Thimphu

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	Dushanbe	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.75	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$571	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.13%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$857	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$488	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.53	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.09	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.58	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13332	$701

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$647
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$672
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$473
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$562
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$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
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$335
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$423

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$476
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$343
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$325
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$337
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$1014
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$339
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$325
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$376
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$342
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$367
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$319
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1095
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$299
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$315
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$360
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$318
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$290
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$290
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$271
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$293
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$312
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$337
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$311
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$303
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$455
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$355
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$456
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$387
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$446
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$390
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$345
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$310
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$304
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$335
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$312
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$276
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$288