Dushanbe vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dushanbe	Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1759	$1592
🏠 One person rent	$316	$207
🏘️ Family rent	$549	$355
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.1	$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$140	$623
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	83 km
🎓 Higher education	35	18
😀 Quality of life	42	43
🏙️ Population	863K	9.71M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 23% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 7031st and 7983rd ($712 vs $581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 239th 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 1.1 months in Nanyang. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Nanyang ranked 352nd in China, while ranked 7474th and 7334th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Nanyang

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	Dushanbe	Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.97	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.2	$42.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.96	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$739	$369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.66%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1032	$2934
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$658	$1589
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.8	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.69	$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.46	$5.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.8	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$4.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.1	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7848	$12618

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$674
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$658
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$555
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$475
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$600
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$650
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$603
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$428
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$620
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$626
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$512
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$844
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$680
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$648
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$754
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$432
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$562
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$451
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$433
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$549
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$525
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$458
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$354
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$615
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$445
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$480
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$351
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$468
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$401
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$396
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$334
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$354
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$393

Cities near Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$553
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$526
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$552
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$535
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$555
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$525
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$580
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$542
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$553
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$523
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$582
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$507
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$543
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$517
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$583
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$517
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$513
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$518
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$522
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$510
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$574
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$516
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$582
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$503
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$513
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$575
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$579
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$570
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$505
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$515
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$518
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$506
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$585
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$546
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$489