Changsha vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$1616
🏠 One person rent	$190	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$503
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$150
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	35
😀 Quality of life	68	36
🏙️ Population	10M	863K

The cost of living in Changsha is 5% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 7932nd and 7600th ($577 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 7th in China and Tajikistan, respectively. Check China vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 3100th and 7359th 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	$2.72	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	20.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$4.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$71.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$13506

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$613
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$507
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$472
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$614
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$615
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$623
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$394
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$613
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$613
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$484
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$853
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$626
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$591
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$444
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$414
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$538
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$430
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$431
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$477
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$569
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$474
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$303
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$607
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$441
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$623
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$512
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$364
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$501
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$386
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$389
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$346
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$366
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$366