Dushanbe vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1801
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$290
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1905
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
100
😀 Quality of life
36
79
🏙️ Population
863K
24.9M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 41% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7107th and 4780th ($672 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7353rd and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.63
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.92%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.69
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$31401

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$667
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$468
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$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
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$372
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$441

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$1028
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$706
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$749
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$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
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$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
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$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
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$699
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$617
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$702
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$771
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$648
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$774