Dushanbe vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dushanbe	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1767	$5380
🏠 One person rent	$355	$1126
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$1917
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.5	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$3705
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	35	98
😀 Quality of life	46	94
🏙️ Population	948K	2.03M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 67% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 7063rd and 1464th ($735 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tajikistan and Austria, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 7083rd and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Vienna

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	Dushanbe	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.32	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$458	$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$828	$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.22%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$644	$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.9	$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.33	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.1	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.6	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6746	$28817

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1898
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1829
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1922
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1561
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1821
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1114
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1804
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1180
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1284
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1335
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$875
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$930
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1639
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1527
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$1036
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1153
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1633
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1278
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1391
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1196
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1312
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1133
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1291
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1708
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1683
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1404
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1247
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1869
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1818
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1787
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$989