Beijing vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2811
$1811
🏠 One person rent
$648
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$1139
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$769
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
35
😀 Quality of life
73
47
🏙️ Population
21.9M
948K

The cost of living in Beijing is 43% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 4987th and 6897th ($1108 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and Tajikistan, respectively. Check China vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Beijing ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 2361st and 6988th 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
$4.47
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.27
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$965
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.19%
22.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12536
$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6136
$705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.6
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.3
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.12
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.2
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$621
$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25910
$6733

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$740
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$764
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$800
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$666
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$666
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$682
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$697
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$480
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$672
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$720
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$576
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$722
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$623
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$645
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$541
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$556
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$648
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$645
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$574
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$525
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$541
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$646
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$541
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$539
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$541
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$480
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$599
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$789
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$522
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$511
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$676
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$684
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$634
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$579
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$665
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$759

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$737
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$704
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$645
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$568
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$497
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$583
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$468
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$599
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$610
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$500
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$447
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$842
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$470
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$570
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$587
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$504
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$381
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$646
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$488
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$555
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$549
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$373
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$535
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$456
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$373
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$438