Changsha vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$617
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1638
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$214
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1009
$160
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
90
35
😀 Quality of life
72
46
🏙️ Population
10M
948K

The cost of living in Changsha is 16% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 7792nd and 7063rd ($617 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 1st in China and Tajikistan, respectively. Check China vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changsha compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Changsha ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 3307th and 7083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Dushanbe

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Changsha Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
23.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2339
$1189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3257
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.14
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.1
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.8
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8507
$6746

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$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562

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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