Dushanbe vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$265	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$1637
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	27
😀 Quality of life	36	59
🏙️ Population	863K	687K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 45% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 7600th and 4828th ($605 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 120th in Tajikistan and Spain, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 7359th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Zaragoza

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	Dushanbe	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$7261

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387