Chiang Mai vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chiang Mai	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$742	$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2009	$1801
🏠 One person rent	$320	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$613	$532
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.2	$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$627	$155
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	52	35
😀 Quality of life	63	36
🏙️ Population	1.2M	863K

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 10% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 6705th and 7107th ($742 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st in Thailand and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chiang Mai compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 4766th and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Dushanbe

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	Chiang Mai	Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.85	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.71	$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$388	$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$854	$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.13%	19.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2266	$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1540	$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.5	$4.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.34	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.4	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13977	$13630

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Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$655
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$612
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$617
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$783
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$690
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$919
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$1168
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$599
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$555
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$613
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$626
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$792
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$588
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$613
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$739
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$623
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$994
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$787
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$1151
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$549
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$593
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$800
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$773
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$676
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$625
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$583

Cities near Dushanbe

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