Dushanbe vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dushanbe	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1767	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$355	$1069
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.5	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$2129
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	35	39
😀 Quality of life	46	76
🏙️ Population	948K	6.44K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 59% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 7063rd and 2829th ($735 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Tajikistan and Malta, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 7083rd and 1410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Valletta

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	Dushanbe	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.32	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$458	$1157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$828	$2066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.22%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$4792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$644	$4205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$6.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.9	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$61.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.33	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.1	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.6	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6746	$12962

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$704
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$653
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$553
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$484
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$590
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$635
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$585
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$454
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$609
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$619
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$513
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$827
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$679
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$653
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$736
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$457
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$561
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$447
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$436
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$549
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$562
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$473
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1709
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$368
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$621
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$477
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$533
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$521
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$369
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$505
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$433
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$425
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$323
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$370
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$423

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2130
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1857
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1715
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1749
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1688
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1739
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1342
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1279
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1101
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1318
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1308
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1235
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1185
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1077
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$513
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$586
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$457
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$495
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$316
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$606
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$364
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$394
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$367
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$456
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$620
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$537
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1245
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1342
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$372
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$388