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Tehran vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

Tehran is 1.8% cheaper than Dushanbe.

Restaurants: pay 20.8% more in Tehran
Groceries: pay 37.8% less in Tehran
Transportation: pay 97.9% more in Tehran
Housing: pay 27.2% less in Tehran
Childcare: pay 28.3% less in Tehran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.2% less in Tehran
Clothing: pay 5.3% more in Tehran

The cost of transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Tehran are more expensive than in Dushanbe. Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, and housing are lower in Tehran. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Tehran.

Tehran vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tehran instead of Dushanbe, you would:

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pay 20.8% more for restaurants

	Dushanbe	Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.09 TJS55.86	$3.80 IRR160,066	-37.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 TJS82.58	$4.50 IRR189,551	-50.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 TJS5.51	$0.47 IRR19,803	-21.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 TJS3.19	$1.02 IRR42,832	+192.3%
Average			+20.8%

Dushanbe vs. Tehran - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.8% less for groceries

	Dushanbe	Tehran
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 TJS5.45	$0.54 IRR22,597	-9.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.82 TJS53.43	$1.89 IRR79,457	-67.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 TJS36.37	$2.35 IRR99,088	-40.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 TJS16.18	$1.11 IRR46,879	-36.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 TJS18.84	$1.41 IRR59,444	-31.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 TJS7.11	$0.41 IRR17,238	-47.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 TJS12.27	$0.68 IRR28,730	-49.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 TJS8.46	$0.38 IRR16,027	-58.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 TJS5.24	$0.29 IRR12,059	-49.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TJS2.84	$0.24 IRR10,251	-21.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 TJS2.18	$0.23 IRR9,697	-3.2%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 97.9% more for transportation

	Dushanbe	Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 TJS37.81	$2.75 IRR115,757	-33.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.59 TJS97.15	$6.55 IRR275,915	-38.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,647.15 TJS106,867.61	$68,000.00 IRR2,864,330,000	+483.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.60 TJS33.03	$2.85 IRR120,049	-20.8%
Average			+97.9%

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pay 27.2% less for housing

	Dushanbe	Tehran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.59 TJS179.73	$5.76 IRR242,479	-70.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$432.36 TJS3,967.06	$450.54 IRR18,977,937	+4.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$249.58 TJS2,290.02	$321.19 IRR13,529,405	+28.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.01 TJS385.46	$12.05 IRR507,653	-71.3%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 28.3% less for childcare

	Dushanbe	Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$105.88 TJS971.52	$123.82 IRR5,215,585	+16.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,623.59 TJS69,949.71	$2,011.10 IRR84,712,359	-73.6%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 43.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 TJS9.72	$0.65 IRR27,380	-38.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.94 TJS17.81	$1.23 IRR51,930	-36.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 TJS29.15	$2.50 IRR105,306	-21.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.10 TJS386.30	$21.91 IRR923,022	-48.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.29 TJS48.58	$1.50 IRR63,184	-71.7%
Average			-43.2%

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pay 5.3% more for clothing

	Dushanbe	Tehran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.43 TJS297.53	$25.24 IRR1,062,984	-22.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.87 TJS375.01	$30.76 IRR1,295,590	-24.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.41 TJS728.64	$117.65 IRR4,955,590	+48.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.24 TJS534.34	$69.84 IRR2,941,635	+19.9%
Average			+5.3%

Dushanbe vs. Tehran - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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