Beijing vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$1801
🏠 One person rent	$596	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$532
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$155
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	35
😀 Quality of life	77	36
🏙️ Population	21.9M	863K

The cost of living in Beijing is 59% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 5141st and 7107th ($1067 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in China and Tajikistan, respectively. Check China vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 763rd and 7353rd 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	$4.04	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	19.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$4.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$13630

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$664
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$667
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$468
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$530
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$666
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$671
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$658
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$467
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$660
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$663
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$435
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$816
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$469
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$473
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$429
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$450
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$527
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$419
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$452
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$567
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$596
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$614
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$599
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$358
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$645
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$461
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$653
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$532
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$354
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$519
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$469
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$476
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$338
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$372
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$441