Dushanbe vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$401
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1351
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
35
65
😀 Quality of life
47
74
🏙️ Population
948K
12.7M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 3% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6897th and 6776th ($773 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 Suzhou. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6988th and 2020th 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
$4.86
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$4.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$20341

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$737
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$734
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$704
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$645
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$568
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$497
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$583
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$468
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$599
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$610
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$500
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$447
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$842
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$470
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$570
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$587
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$504
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$381
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$646
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$488
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$555
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$549
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$373
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$535
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$456
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$373
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$438

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Distance City Cost of living
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$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635