Chongqing vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1860
$1811
🏠 One person rent
$229
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1102
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
76
35
😀 Quality of life
74
47
🏙️ Population
32.1M
948K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 18% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 7730th and 6897th ($631 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 1st in China and Tajikistan, respectively. Check China vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 1966th and 6988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Dushanbe

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Chongqing Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
22.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2743
$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24949
$6733

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$595
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$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$737
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$704
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$645
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$568
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$497
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$583
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$468
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$599
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$610
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$500
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$447
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$842
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$470
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$570
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$587
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$504
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$381
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$646
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$488
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$555
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$549
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$373
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$535
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$456
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$373
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$438