Dushanbe vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$605
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1616
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$265
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$150
$1146
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
35
70
😀 Quality of life
36
68
🏙️ Population
863K
12.7M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 30% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7600th and 6198th ($605 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 18th 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 7359th and 3351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.5
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$4.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.09%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$859
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$522
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.56
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.18
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.8
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.6
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.1
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$106
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13506
$17431

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$596
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$602
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$613
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$507
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$472
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$614
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$615
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$623
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$394
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$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
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$626
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$591
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$444
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$414
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$538
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$430
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$431
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$477
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$569
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$474
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$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
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$366
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$366

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Distance City Cost of living
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$700
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$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613