Dushanbe vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$355
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$160
$1024
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
35
95
😀 Quality of life
46
77
🏙️ Population
948K
17.5M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 22% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7063rd and 6106th ($735 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7083rd and 1113th 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
$5.32
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.22%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.9
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.1
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.6
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6746
$22916

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$609
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$619
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$488
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$513
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$429
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$827
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$679
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$653
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$736
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$457
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$561
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$447
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$436
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$549
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$562
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$585
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$473
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$1709
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$368
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$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
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$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
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$425
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$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
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$848
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$782
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$611
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$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
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$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
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$832
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$896
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$589
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$807
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$464
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$602
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$673
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$465
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$816
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$760
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$769
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$790
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$789
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$814
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$730
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$738
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$805
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$698
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$696
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$699
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$723
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