Dushanbe vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1759
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$316
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.1
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$1459
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
85
😀 Quality of life
42
83
🏙️ Population
863K
3.03M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 29% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7031st and 5518th ($712 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7474th and 541st 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
$5.97
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.2
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.66%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1032
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$658
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.69
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.1
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.5
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7848
$19915

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$680
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$684
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$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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$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650