Beijing vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1044
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2705
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$596
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$711
$160
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
35
😀 Quality of life
73
46
🏙️ Population
21.9M
948K

The cost of living in Beijing is 42% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 5341st and 7063rd ($1044 vs $735) 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 11th best city to live in China vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 2718th and 7083rd 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
$4.36
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$839
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.4
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
23.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12544
$1189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6280
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.4
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.68
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.65
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.3
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$725
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25165
$6746

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$716
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$734
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$767
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$645
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$646
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$663
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$572
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$673
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$468
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$656
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$697
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$562
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$709
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$621
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$630
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$528
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$558
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$632
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$626
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$512
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$524
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$521
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$525
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$519
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$466
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$584
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$770
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$508
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$492
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$655
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$666
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$618
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$562
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$748

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$702
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$692
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$653
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$553
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$484
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$590
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$635
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$585
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$454
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$473
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$370
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423