Dongguan vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dongguan	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1767	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$181	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.7	$25.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$838	$154
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	69	35
😀 Quality of life	71	40
🏙️ Population	10.5M	863K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 8% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 7769th and 7313th ($589 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 8th in China and Tajikistan, respectively. Check China vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 2370th and 7225th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Dushanbe

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	Dongguan	Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.42	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$419	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.62	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.09%	18.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5578	$857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3231	$488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.5	$4.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.2	$3.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.5	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16599	$13332

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$742
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$939
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$575
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$837
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$481
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$812
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$618
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2410
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1565
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$781
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$891
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$816
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$1083
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$830
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$856
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$876
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$774
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$738
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$824
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$785
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$716
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$588
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$752
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$831
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$857
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$806
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$713
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$735
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$525
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$584
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$530
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$596
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$611

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$647
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$672
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$473
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$562
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$680
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$682
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$692
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$445
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$682
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$674
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$416
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$785
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$488
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$479
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$416
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$446
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$558
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$434
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$399
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$475
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$651
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$515
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$567
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$347
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$529
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$479
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$311
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$564
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$449
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$455
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$352
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$335
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$423