Changchun vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changchun	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$557	$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1387	$1759
🏠 One person rent	$233	$316
🏘️ Family rent	$350	$549
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.9	$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$858	$140
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	71	35
😀 Quality of life	56	42
🏙️ Population	9.07M	863K

The cost of living in Changchun is 22% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8224th and 7031st ($557 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 336th and 1st in China and Tajikistan, respectively. Check China vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changchun compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Changchun ranked 52nd best city to live in China vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 6189th and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Dushanbe

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	Changchun	Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.81	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$52.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.31%	25.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$1032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4009	$658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.06	$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$3.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.33	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$279	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8358	$7848

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Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$548
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$553
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$532
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$521
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$566
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$517
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$570
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$539
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$519
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$518
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$521
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$543
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$564
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$521
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$655
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$537
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$521
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$470
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$518
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$564
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$541
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$501
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$554
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$588
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$518
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$599
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$434
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$492
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$499
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$649
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$489
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$505
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$509
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$532

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