Dushanbe vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$355
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$160
$1411
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
85
😀 Quality of life
46
86
🏙️ Population
948K
2.87M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 23% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7063rd and 5984th ($735 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Tajikistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7083rd and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Taichung

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Dushanbe Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.22%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.9
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.6
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6746
$17495

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$702
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$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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665