Dushanbe vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dushanbe Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$2074
🏠 One person rent
$276
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$826
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$365
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
43
😀 Quality of life
40
55
🏙️ Population
863K
1.4M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 19% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 7313th and 6405th ($638 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Tajikistan and Mongolia, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 7225th and 5931st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Dushanbe vs Ulaanbaatar infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Dushanbe vs Ulaanbaatar

Prices for goods and services in Dushanbe and Ulaanbaatar are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dushanbe Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$5.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$5952

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Ulaanbaatar

Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$759
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$576
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$607
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$589
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$491
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$674
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$997
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$679
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$673
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$563
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1345
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$674
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$677
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$640
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$444
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$776
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$707
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$647
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$643
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$614
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$535
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$625
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$573
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$578
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$603
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$593
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$572
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$504
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$602
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$510
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$576
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$581
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$700
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$560
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$628
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1065
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$666
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$625