Dushanbe vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$401
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1068
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
99
😀 Quality of life
47
76
🏙️ Population
948K
24.9M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 33% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6897th and 4880th ($773 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6988th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Shanghai

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Dushanbe Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.86
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$27610

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150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$645
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$568
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$497
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$583
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$468
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$599
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$610
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$500
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$447
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$842
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$470
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$570
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$587
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$504
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$381
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$646
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$488
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$555
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$549
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$373
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$535
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$456
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$373
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$438

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$1030
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$708
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$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
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$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789