Dushanbe vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$355
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$160
$983
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
35
65
😀 Quality of life
46
72
🏙️ Population
948K
12.7M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 6% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7063rd and 6833rd ($735 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 13th in China, while ranked 7083rd and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Suzhou

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Dushanbe Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.17
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.22%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$4.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.9
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.1
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.6
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6746
$17664

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$702
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$692
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$653
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$553
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$484
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$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
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$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623