Dushanbe vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dushanbe	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1759	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$316	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$549	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.1	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$140	$733
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	35	85
😀 Quality of life	42	71
🏙️ Population	863K	9.07M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 29% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 7031st and 8245th ($712 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st 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 25th in China, while ranked 7474th and 3667th 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	$5.97	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.2	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.96	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$739	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.66%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1032	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$658	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.8	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.69	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.46	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.8	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.1	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7848	$24707

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$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

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501