Dushanbe vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$276
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$933
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
35
93
😀 Quality of life
40
67
🏙️ Population
863K
9.37M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 10% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7313th and 6756th ($638 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 82nd 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 Hefei. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Hefei ranked 28th in China, while ranked 7225th and 3921st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Hefei

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Dushanbe Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$8280

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$629
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696