Dushanbe vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1759
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$316
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.1
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$1127
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
35
70
😀 Quality of life
42
71
🏙️ Population
863K
12.7M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 8% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7031st and 6778th ($712 vs $771) 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 7474th and 3523rd 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
$5.97
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.2
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.66%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1032
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$658
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.69
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.1
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.5
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7848
$15339

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$684
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$674
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$658
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$555
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$475
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$600
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$650
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$603
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$428
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$620
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$626
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$512
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$404
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$844
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$680
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$648
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$754
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$432
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$562
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$451
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$433
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$525
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$458
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$354
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$615
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$480
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$351
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$468
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$401
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$396
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$334
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$354
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$393

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Distance City Cost of living
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$696
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$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610