Dushanbe vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$401
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$827
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
35
21
😀 Quality of life
47
46
🏙️ Population
948K
6.56M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 28% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6897th and 7943rd ($773 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6988th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Shaoyang

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Dushanbe Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.86
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$13867

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$737
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$734
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$704
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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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619