Chongqing vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$634
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1938
$1616
🏠 One person rent
$224
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$442
$503
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$957
$150
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
88
35
😀 Quality of life
72
36
🏙️ Population
32.1M
863K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 5% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 7340th and 7600th ($634 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 7th in China and Tajikistan, respectively. Check China vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 1675th and 7359th 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
$3.91
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.91
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
20.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1374
$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$4.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$71.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26796
$13506

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Distance City Cost of living
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$553
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$584
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$593
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$613
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$579
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$652
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$526
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$584
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$546
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$592
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$540
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$590
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$591
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$554
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$580
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$530
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$570
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$610
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$590
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$623
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$554
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$554
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$549
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$527
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$584
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$540
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$540
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$572
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$575
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$529
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$581
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$532
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$572
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$585
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$570
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$599
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$559
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$573
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$573
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$539

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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