Chiang Mai vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiang Mai Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$691
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1891
$1616
🏠 One person rent
$291
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$597
$503
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$89
$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$680
$150
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
56
35
😀 Quality of life
64
36
🏙️ Population
1.2M
863K

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 14% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 6939th and 7600th ($691 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 7th in Thailand and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 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 4535th and 7359th 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
$1.78
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.7
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$759
$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$461
$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
20.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1110
$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$4.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$8.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.7
$7.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.46
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.21
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$71.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14196
$13506

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$543
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$710
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$568
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$625
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$778
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$588
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$661
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$641
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$595
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$548
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$715
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$717
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$628
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$941
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$748
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$753
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$1161
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$553
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$678
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$739
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$743
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$781
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$752
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$632
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$593
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$596
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$602
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$613
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$507
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$472
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$614
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$615
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$623
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$394
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$613
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$613
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$408
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$484
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$381
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$853
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$626
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$591
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$444
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$414
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$538
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$430
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$431
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$477
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$569
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$538
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$474
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$1523
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$303
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$607
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$623
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$512
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$501
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$386
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$389
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$346
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$366
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