Dushanbe vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dushanbe	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1759	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$316	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$549	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.1	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$140	$648
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	35	24
😀 Quality of life	42	44
🏙️ Population	863K	7.82M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 19% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7031st and 7835th ($712 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd 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 Shangqiu. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 7474th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Shangqiu

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	Dushanbe	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.97	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.2	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.96	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$739	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.66%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1032	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$658	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.8	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.69	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.46	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.8	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.1	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7848	$17107

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517