Dongguan vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$1811
🏠 One person rent
$265
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
67
35
😀 Quality of life
71
47
🏙️ Population
10.5M
948K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 10% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 7308th and 6897th ($694 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 1st in China and Tajikistan, respectively. Check China vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 3241st and 6988th 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
$2.21
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
22.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$6733

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

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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