Dongguan vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$1759
🏠 One person rent	$263	$316
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$549
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$140
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	69	35
😀 Quality of life	72	42
🏙️ Population	10.5M	863K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 7% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 7341st and 7031st ($662 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 1st in China and Tajikistan, respectively. Check China vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 3389th and 7474th 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	$2.78	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$52.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	25.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$1032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$3.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$7848

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$758
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$878
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$589
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$608
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$518
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$829
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$662
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2414
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1746
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$777
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$766
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$827
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$892
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$579
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$809
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$766
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$451
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$669
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$454
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$750
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$780
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$773
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$897
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$697
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$693
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$546
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$634
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$622
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$574
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

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