Dushanbe vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dushanbe	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$638	$1303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1683	$3208
🏠 One person rent	$276	$693
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$1293
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$422
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.2	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$154	$1540
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	61
😀 Quality of life	40	79
🏙️ Population	863K	581K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 51% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 7313th and 4167th ($638 vs $1303) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Tajikistan and Lithuania, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.2 months in Vilnius. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 7225th and 511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Vilnius

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	Dushanbe	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.75	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$4.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$571	$1459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$979
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.13%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$857	$4830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$488	$3067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.53	$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.09	$8.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$8.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.58	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$57.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$77
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13332	$8246

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$835
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1080
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$928
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$922
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$877
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$864
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1028
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$649
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$490
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$827
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$927
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1013
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$528
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$949
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$827
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$831
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1088
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$985
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1135
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1027
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1362
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$981
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$423
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1029
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$622
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$415
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$426
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$299
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$860
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1006
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$969
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$976
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$472
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$842
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1040
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$893
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$791
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1218