Dushanbe vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dushanbe	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$672	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1801	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$290	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$532	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$155	$727
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	35	24
😀 Quality of life	36	39
🏙️ Population	863K	6.56M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 10% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7107th and 7649th ($672 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 7353rd and 7013th 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	$5.63	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.9	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.92%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$862	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$532	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.69	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.57	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13630	$10066

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$664
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$667
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$468
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$530
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$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
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$372
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$441

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610