Chengdu vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$1616
🏠 One person rent	$240	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$503
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$150
😷 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 3% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 7421st and 7600th ($623 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th 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 Chengdu compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 1890th and 7359th 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	$2.78	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	20.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$4.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$7.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$71.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$13506

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

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