Dushanbe vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$355
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$160
$776
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
35
21
😀 Quality of life
46
46
🏙️ Population
948K
6.56M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 22% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7063rd and 7929th ($735 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 7083rd and 7123rd 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
$5.32
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.22%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.9
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.1
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.6
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6746
$11939

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$702
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$704
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$692
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$653
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$553
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$484
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$590
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$635
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$585
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$454
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$473
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$370
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615