Dushanbe vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dushanbe	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$638	$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1683	$2349
🏠 One person rent	$276	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$725
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.2	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$154	$1013
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	35	91
😀 Quality of life	40	72
🏙️ Population	863K	11.9M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 23% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 7313th and 6270th ($638 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 25th 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 1.2 months in Hangzhou. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 7225th and 2093rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Hangzhou

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	Dushanbe	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.75	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$571	$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.13%	4.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$857	$6914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$488	$4027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.53	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.09	$5.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.58	$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94	$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13332	$26569

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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

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$755
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$699
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$596
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$707
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$725
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$720
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$1020
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$707
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$811
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$677
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$694
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$687
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$771
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$789
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1190
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$731
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$731
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1074
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$713
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$719
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$688
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$690
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$713
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$644
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$675
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$741
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$625
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$651
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$682
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$898
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$645
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$763
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$735
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$682
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$740