Changsha vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Changsha	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1438	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$178	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$332	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.5	$25.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$820	$154
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	35
😀 Quality of life	70	40
🏙️ Population	10M	863K

The cost of living in Changsha is 16% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8258th and 7313th ($533 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 8th 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 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 2707th and 7225th 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	$3.13	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$210	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.4	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.23%	18.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2091	$857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5529	$488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$4.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.78	$3.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.19	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.46	$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.2	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.05	$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$306	$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5569	$13332

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$578
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$555
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$575
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$565
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$573
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$570
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$604
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$554
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$587
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$530
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$579
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$574
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$577
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$602
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$581
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$596
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$647
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$613
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$584
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$586
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$609
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$580
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$752
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$574
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$620
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$669
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$538
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$646
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$697
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$585
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$661
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$605
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$685
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$647
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$574

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$647
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$672
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$473
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$562
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$680
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$682
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$692
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$445
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$682
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$674
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$416
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$785
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$488
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$479
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$416
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$446
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$558
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$434
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$399
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$475
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$651
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$515
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$567
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$347
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$529
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$479
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$311
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$564
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$449
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$455
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$352
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$335
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$423