Dushanbe vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1801
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$290
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$738
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
44
😀 Quality of life
36
66
🏙️ Population
863K
418K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 38% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 7107th and 5025th ($672 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tajikistan and Albania, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 7353rd and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.63
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.92%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.69
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$5212

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$659
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$664
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$936
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$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
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$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050