Chengdu vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$1801
🏠 One person rent
$251
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$532
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$155
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
94
35
😀 Quality of life
72
36
🏙️ Population
20.9M
863K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 2% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 7209th and 7107th ($660 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st 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 Chengdu compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 1933rd and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Dushanbe

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Chengdu Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
19.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$4.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$13630

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$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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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