Dushanbe vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dushanbe	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$638	$530
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1683	$1420
🏠 One person rent	$276	$207
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$351
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$187
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.2	$79.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$154	$746
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	35	44
😀 Quality of life	40	48
🏙️ Population	863K	6.65M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 20% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 7313th and 8282nd ($638 vs $530) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 503rd 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 1.4 months in Hengyang. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Hengyang ranked 116th in China, while ranked 7225th and 6455th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Hengyang

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	Dushanbe	Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.75	$2.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$8.05
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$2.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$247
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$571	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$17.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$26.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.13%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$857	$3508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$488	$3256
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.53	$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.09	$3.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$1.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.58	$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$5.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$58
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94	$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13332	$10726

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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 Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$570
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$584
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$578
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$577
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$565
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$554
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$752
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$573
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$533
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$555
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$575
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$587
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$774
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$613
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$581
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$856
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$579
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$549
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$812
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$585
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$604
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$525
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$785
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$583
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$558
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$574
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$548
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$602
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$596
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$584
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$781
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$647
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$580
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$538
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$609
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$620
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586