Dushanbe vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$265	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$723
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	35	85
😀 Quality of life	36	68
🏙️ Population	863K	9.07M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 12% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 7600th and 8334th ($605 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 454th 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 Shenyang. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 7359th and 3343rd 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	$5.46	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$24404

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$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

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500