Dushanbe vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$355
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$160
$705
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
35
58
😀 Quality of life
46
68
🏙️ Population
948K
10.6M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 49% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 7063rd and 8757th ($735 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 7083rd and 4718th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Shijiazhuang

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Dushanbe Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.22%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.9
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.1
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.6
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6746
$5006

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$702
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$692
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$653
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$553
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$484
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$590
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$635
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$585
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$454
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$473
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$370
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716