Chongqing vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$1759
🏠 One person rent	$180	$316
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$549
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$140
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	35
😀 Quality of life	74	42
🏙️ Population	32.1M	863K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 21% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8185th and 7031st ($561 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 1st in China and Tajikistan, respectively. Check China vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 2237th and 7474th 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	$2.82	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$52.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	25.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$1032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$3.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$7848

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$674
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$658
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$555
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$475
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$600
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$650
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$603
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$428
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$620
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$626
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$512
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$844
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$680
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$648
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$754
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$432
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$562
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$451
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$433
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$549
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$525
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$458
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$354
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$615
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$445
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$480
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$351
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$468
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$401
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$396
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$334
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$354
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$393