Dushanbe vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$355
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$160
$1411
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
35
80
😀 Quality of life
46
87
🏙️ Population
948K
2.72M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 26% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 7063rd and 5666th ($735 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Tajikistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 7083rd and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Kaohsiung

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Dushanbe Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.22%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.9
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.1
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.6
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6746
$11481

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$702
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$704
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$692
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$653
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$553
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$484
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$590
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$635
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$585
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$454
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$473
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$370
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610