Dushanbe vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$1009
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$265	$438
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$2407
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	35	70
😀 Quality of life	36	73
🏙️ Population	863K	518K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 40% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 7600th and 5444th ($605 vs $1009) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 511th in Tajikistan and Japan, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Utsunomiya ranked 180th in Japan, while ranked 7359th and 1535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Utsunomiya

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	Dushanbe	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$413
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$96.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$4788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$2991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$5.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$15244

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1016
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1009
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1031
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1016
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1074
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1044
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1077
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1049
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1047
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1052
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1099
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1080
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1116
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1057
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1046
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1088
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1073
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1190
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1126
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1092
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1068
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1156
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1075
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1108
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1322
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1099
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1248
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1084
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1069
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1187
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1042
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1125
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1059