Dushanbe vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$276
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$616
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
44
😀 Quality of life
40
67
🏙️ Population
863K
418K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 36% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 7313th and 5302nd ($638 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 0.6 months in Tirana. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 7225th and 3974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$4444

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$629
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$798
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$762
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$591
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$594
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$628
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$989
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$626
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$670
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$707
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1013
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$548
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$570
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$692
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$945
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1116
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1004
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$534
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1040
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$760
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$756
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$531
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1124
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1213
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$563
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1030
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$576
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$691
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1068
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1120
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$664
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1175
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$984
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$602
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$1302
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$704
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1009