Changsha vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$622
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$1811
🏠 One person rent
$211
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1086
$146
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
90
35
😀 Quality of life
72
47
🏙️ Population
10M
948K

The cost of living in Changsha is 20% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 7795th and 6897th ($622 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th 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 Changsha compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Changsha ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 2894th and 6988th 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
$2.93
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
22.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2530
$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.39
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.25
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9728
$6733

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$737
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$704
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$645
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$568
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$497
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$583
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$468
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$599
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$610
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$500
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$447
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$842
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$470
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$570
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$587
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$504
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$381
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$646
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$488
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$555
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$549
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$373
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$535
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$456
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$373
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$438