Dushanbe vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1759
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$316
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.1
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$671
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
35
24
😀 Quality of life
42
45
🏙️ Population
863K
6.56M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 18% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7031st and 7790th ($712 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th 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 Shaoyang. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 7474th and 7090th 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
$5.97
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.2
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.66%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1032
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$658
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.69
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.1
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.5
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7848
$10279

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$680
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599