Dushanbe vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1801
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$290
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$952
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
35
93
😀 Quality of life
36
65
🏙️ Population
863K
9.37M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 8% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7107th and 6780th ($672 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 68th 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 32nd in China, while ranked 7353rd and 4171st 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
$5.63
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.92%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.69
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$3.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$8558

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$655
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$659
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$664
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$667
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$468
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$530
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$666
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$671
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$658
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$467
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$660
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$663
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$435
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$457
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$816
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$469
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$473
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$429
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$450
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$527
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$419
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$452
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$567
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$596
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$599
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$358
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$645
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$461
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$653
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$532
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$354
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$519
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$469
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$476
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$338
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$372
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$441

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699