Changwon vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changwon	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1084	$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2499	$1759
🏠 One person rent	$475	$316
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$549
🍽️ Food expenses	$427	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.9	$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1567	$140
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	67	35
😀 Quality of life	72	42
🏙️ Population	1.01M	863K

The cost of living in Changwon is 52% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 5022nd and 7031st ($1084 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in South Korea and Tajikistan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changwon compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Changwon ranked 33rd best city to live in South Korea vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 3240th and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changwon vs Dushanbe

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	Changwon	Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.03	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1278	$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.3	$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$52.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.9	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.23%	25.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7571	$1032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5453	$658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.2	$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.22	$3.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.24	$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.2	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.41	$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.6	$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.3	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$466	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13605	$7848

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Cities near Changwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Masan	$1008
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$975
26 km or 16 mi	Miryang	$1038
27 km or 17 mi	Sacheon	$984
36 km or 22 mi	Yangsan	$1039
40 km or 25 mi	Busan	$1108
48 km or 30 mi	Geoje	$913
52 km or 32 mi	Tongyeong	$934
52 km or 32 mi	Jinju	$1064
61 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
66 km or 41 mi	Daegu	$1062
68 km or 42 mi	Ulsan	$1076
82 km or 51 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
94 km or 58 mi	Gwangyang	$991
106 km or 66 mi	Gimcheon	$934
106 km or 66 mi	Pohang	$1024
107 km or 66 mi	Yeosu	$994
107 km or 67 mi	Gumi	$949
112 km or 70 mi	Suncheon	$1016
114 km or 71 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
116 km or 72 mi	Namwon	$980
133 km or 82 mi	Tsushima	$933
134 km or 83 mi	Sangju	$957
144 km or 89 mi	Andong	$929
149 km or 93 mi	Jeonju	$831
152 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$973
158 km or 98 mi	Gwangju	$1081
165 km or 103 mi	Daejeon	$959
166 km or 103 mi	Jeongeup	$981
168 km or 105 mi	Gyeryong	$976
170 km or 106 mi	Gimje	$982
170 km or 106 mi	Iksan	$998
172 km or 107 mi	Yeongju	$1005
175 km or 109 mi	Nonsan	$1046
178 km or 111 mi	Naju	$1001
183 km or 114 mi	Sejong	$1020
184 km or 114 mi	Cheongju	$924
190 km or 118 mi	Gongju	$1063
192 km or 119 mi	Gunsan	$1020

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$674
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$658
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$555
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$475
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$600
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$650
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$603
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$428
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$620
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$626
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$512
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$844
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$680
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$648
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$754
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$432
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$562
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$451
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$433
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$549
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$525
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$458
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$354
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$615
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$445
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$480
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$351
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$468
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$401
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$396
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$334
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$354
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$393