Dushanbe vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$605
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1616
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$265
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$150
$709
😷 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 2% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7600th and 7740th ($605 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 263rd 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 7359th and 7044th 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
$5.46
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.5
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.09%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$859
$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$522
$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.56
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.18
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.8
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.6
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.1
$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$106
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13506
$11393

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$593
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$596
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$602
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$613
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$507
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$472
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$614
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$615
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$623
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$394
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$613
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$613
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$484
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$381
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$853
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$626
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$591
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$444
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$414
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$538
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$430
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$431
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$477
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$569
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$474
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$303
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$607
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$441
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$623
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$512
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$364
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$501
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$386
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$389
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$346
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$366
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$366

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$553
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$579
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$609
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$590
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$579
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$582
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$570
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$586
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$575
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$577
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$480
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$563
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$539
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$724
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$573
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$577
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$522
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$533
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$596
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$755
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$549
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$590
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$758
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$569
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$556
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$564
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$589
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$600
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$561
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$591
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$591
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$761
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$579
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$602
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$575
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$600