Dushanbe vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$1292
🏠 One person rent	$265	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$26.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$353
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	35	49
😀 Quality of life	36	58
🏙️ Population	863K	603K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 13% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 7600th and 8377th ($605 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Tajikistan and Tunisia, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 7359th and 5485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Tunis

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	Dushanbe	Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$4.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$0.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	11.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$1034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$3168

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$613
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$507
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$472
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$614
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$615
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$623
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$394
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$613
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$613
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$484
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$853
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$626
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$591
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$444
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$414
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$538
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$430
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$431
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$477
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$569
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$474
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$303
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$607
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$441
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$623
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$512
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$364
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$501
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$386
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$389
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$346
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$366
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$366

Cities near Tunis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi	Aryanah	$465
15 km or 9.6 mi	La Marsa	$549
59 km or 37 mi	Bizerte	$348
63 km or 39 mi	Nabeul	$443
115 km or 71 mi	Sousse	$495
124 km or 77 mi	Kairouan	$410
207 km or 129 mi	Souk Ahras	$364
215 km or 134 mi	Annaba	$459
228 km or 142 mi	Marsala	$1019
235 km or 146 mi	Sfax	$448
242 km or 150 mi	Tebessa	$459
247 km or 153 mi	Trapani	$938
282 km or 175 mi	Quartu Sant'Elena	$1377
284 km or 177 mi	Cagliari	$1455
292 km or 181 mi	Skikda	$476
294 km or 182 mi	Gafsa	$386
307 km or 191 mi	Agrigento	$971
317 km or 197 mi	Palermo	$1137
322 km or 200 mi	Constantine	$477
325 km or 202 mi	Gabes	$377
363 km or 226 mi	Gela	$941
375 km or 233 mi	Niscemi	$1077
386 km or 240 mi	Batna	$391
390 km or 242 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
393 km or 244 mi	Jijel	$410
394 km or 245 mi	Mosta	$1346
394 km or 245 mi	Naxxar	$1486
397 km or 247 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
397 km or 247 mi	San Gwann	$1555
398 km or 247 mi	Nuoro	$1307
399 km or 248 mi	Gzira	$1624
400 km or 248 mi	Sliema	$1749
401 km or 249 mi	Valletta	$1583
404 km or 251 mi	Zabbar	$1415
405 km or 252 mi	Ragusa	$1106
407 km or 253 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
408 km or 253 mi	El Eulma	$390
432 km or 268 mi	Setif	$321
442 km or 275 mi	Catania	$1161
448 km or 278 mi	Alghero	$1193