Dushanbe vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$265	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$2476
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	35	65
😀 Quality of life	36	70
🏙️ Population	863K	1.13M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 43% less expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 7600th and 5096th ($605 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 31st in Tajikistan and South Korea, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 7359th and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Ulsan

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	Dushanbe	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$13412

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$1027
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1030
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$959
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$988
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1060
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1075
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$995
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$998
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$983
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$887
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$924
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$992
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1054
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$880
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$977
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$1000
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$903
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$979
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$964
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$989
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$987
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$1059
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$1012
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$992
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$854
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$900
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$1016
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$977
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$902
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$936
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$1019
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$1037
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$1019
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$864
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$959