Beijing vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$605	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$25.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$154
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	35
😀 Quality of life	78	40
🏙️ Population	21.9M	863K

The cost of living in Beijing is 67% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 4887th and 7313th ($1065 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 8th in China and Tajikistan, respectively. Check China vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 583rd and 7225th 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	$3.9	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	18.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$4.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$3.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$13332

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$647
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$672
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$473
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$562
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$680
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$682
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$692
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$445
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$682
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$674
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$416
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$785
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$488
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$479
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$416
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$446
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$558
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$434
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$399
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$475
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$651
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$515
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$567
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$347
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$529
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$479
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$311
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$564
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$449
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$455
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$352
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$335
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$423