Dushanbe vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$605
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1616
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$265
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$150
$1771
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
35
96
😀 Quality of life
36
80
🏙️ Population
863K
17.7M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 34% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7600th and 5950th ($605 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7359th and 545th 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
$5.46
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.5
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.03
🥤 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
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.09%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$859
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$522
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.56
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.18
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.8
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.6
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.1
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$106
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13506
$22267

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$614
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$615
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$623
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$394
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$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
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$626
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$591
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$444
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$414
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$538
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$430
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$431
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$477
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$569
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$538
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$474
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$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
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$366
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$2432
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$2737
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$653
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$656
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$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
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$755
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$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
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$761
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$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
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$702
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$688
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$650
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$823
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$522
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$609