Dongguan vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$259
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$160
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
67
35
😀 Quality of life
71
46
🏙️ Population
10.5M
948K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 9% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 7469th and 7063rd ($666 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th 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 3662nd and 7083rd 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
$2.36
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
23.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$1189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$6746

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$782
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$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$702
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$692
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$653
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$553
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$484
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$590
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$635
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$585
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$454
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$473
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$370
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423