Dushanbe vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dushanbe	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$638	$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1683	$1606
🏠 One person rent	$276	$133
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.2	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$154	$777
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	35	85
😀 Quality of life	40	70
🏙️ Population	863K	9.07M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 31% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 7313th and 8600th ($638 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 538th 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 1.6 months in Shenyang. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Shenyang ranked 18th in China, while ranked 7225th and 2673rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Shenyang

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	Dushanbe	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.75	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$571	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.13%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$857	$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$488	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.53	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.09	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.58	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13332	$19578

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$647
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$672
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$473
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$562
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$680
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$682
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$692
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$445
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$682
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$674
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$416
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$785
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$488
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$479
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$416
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$446
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$558
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$434
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$399
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$475
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$651
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$515
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$567
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$347
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$529
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$479
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$311
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$564
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$449
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$455
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$352
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$335
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$423

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$449
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$502
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$510
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$515
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$517
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$524
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$520
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$536
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$519
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$537
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$550
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$513
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$523
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$565
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$531
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$560
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$559
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$541
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$543
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$515
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$585
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$595
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$566
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$557
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$526
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$562
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$606
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$555
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$585
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$612
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1555
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1538
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$529