Beijing vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$1759
🏠 One person rent	$589	$316
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$549
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$140
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	35
😀 Quality of life	73	42
🏙️ Population	21.9M	863K

The cost of living in Beijing is 44% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 5355th and 7031st ($1029 vs $712) 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 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 2546th and 7474th 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	$4.24	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$52.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	25.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$1032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$3.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$7848

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$674
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$658
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$555
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$475
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$600
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$650
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$603
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$428
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$620
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$626
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$512
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$844
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$680
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$648
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$754
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$432
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$562
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$451
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$433
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$549
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$525
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$458
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$354
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$615
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$445
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$480
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$351
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$468
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$401
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$396
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$334
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$354
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$393