Dushanbe vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$1823
🏠 One person rent
$401
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$798
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
35
93
😀 Quality of life
47
72
🏙️ Population
948K
9.5M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 23% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 6897th and 7755th ($773 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 181st in Tajikistan and China, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Foshan ranked 19th in China, while ranked 6988th and 2991st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Foshan

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Dushanbe Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.86
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$1845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$71.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$5.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$22953

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$737
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$785
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679