Dushanbe vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dushanbe	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$672	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1801	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$290	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$532	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$155	$570
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	35	5
😀 Quality of life	36	50
🏙️ Population	863K	115K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 74% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7107th and 9013th ($672 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.5 months in Thimphu. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 7353rd and 6232nd 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	$5.63	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.9	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.92%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$862	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$532	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.69	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.57	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13630	$691

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$664
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$667
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$468
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$530
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$666
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$671
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$658
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$467
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$660
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$663
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$435
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$816
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$469
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$473
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$429
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$450
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$527
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$419
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$452
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$567
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$596
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$614
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$599
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$358
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$645
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$461
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$653
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$532
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$354
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$519
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$469
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$476
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$338
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$372
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$441

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284