Dushanbe vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1759
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$316
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.1
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$969
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
35
96
😀 Quality of life
42
78
🏙️ Population
863K
17.5M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 19% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7031st and 6334th ($712 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 Shenzhen. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7474th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Shenzhen

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Dushanbe Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.2
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.66%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1032
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$658
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.69
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.1
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.5
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7848
$22402

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$555
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$475
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$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
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$354
591 km or 367 mi Khost
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$2414
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$2718
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$662
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$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
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$765
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$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
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$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
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$677
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$901
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$546
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$634