Changsha vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$1801
🏠 One person rent
$222
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$532
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$155
😷 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 13% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 7989th and 7107th ($582 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 1st in China and Tajikistan, respectively. Check China vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 3254th and 7353rd 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
$2.87
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
19.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5614
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$4.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5672
$13630

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$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$655
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$664
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$667
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$468
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$530
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$666
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$671
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$658
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$467
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$660
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$663
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$435
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$457
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$816
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$469
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$473
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$429
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$450
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$527
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$419
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$452
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$567
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$596
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$599
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$358
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$645
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$461
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$653
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$532
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$354
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$519
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$469
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$476
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$338
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$372
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$441