Dushanbe vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dushanbe Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$401
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$938
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
35
95
😀 Quality of life
47
76
🏙️ Population
948K
17.5M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 22% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6897th and 5618th ($773 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6988th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Dushanbe vs Shenzhen

Prices for goods and services in Dushanbe and Shenzhen are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dushanbe Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.86
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$21140

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$737
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$704
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$645
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$568
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$497
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$583
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$468
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$599
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$610
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$500
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$447
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$842
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$470
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$570
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$587
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$504
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$381
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$646
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$488
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$555
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$549
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$373
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$535
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$456
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$373
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$438

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648