Dushanbe vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$265	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$7242
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	35	81
😀 Quality of life	36	98
🏙️ Population	863K	449K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 82% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7600th and 59th ($605 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Tajikistan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 7359th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Zurich

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	Dushanbe	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3234
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717