Beijing vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$1616
🏠 One person rent	$575	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$503
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$150
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	35
😀 Quality of life	75	36
🏙️ Population	21.9M	863K

The cost of living in Beijing is 68% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 5387th and 7600th ($1016 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 7th in China and Tajikistan, respectively. Check China vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 989th and 7359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Dushanbe

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	Beijing	Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	20.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$4.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$7.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$71.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$13506

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

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