Dushanbe vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1801
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$290
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1649
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
35
96
😀 Quality of life
36
79
🏙️ Population
863K
17.7M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 30% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7107th and 5948th ($672 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7353rd and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.63
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.92%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.69
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$24117

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$666
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$671
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$658
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$467
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$660
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$663
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$435
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$457
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$816
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$469
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$473
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$429
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$450
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$527
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$419
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$452
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$567
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$596
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$614
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$599
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$1554
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$358
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$645
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$461
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$653
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$532
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$354
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$519
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$469
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$476
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$338
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$372
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$2427
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$641
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$678
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$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
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$605
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$795
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$592
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$819
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$783
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$780
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$774
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$774
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$813
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$746
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$794
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$781
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$713
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$731
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$725
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$807
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$671
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$821
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$538
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