Dushanbe vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$276
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$1361
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
84
😀 Quality of life
40
83
🏙️ Population
863K
3.03M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 36% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7313th and 5356th ($638 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd 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 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7225th and 343rd 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
$4.75
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$3.14
 Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$13893

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$629
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$632
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$647
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$672
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$473
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$562
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$680
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$682
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$692
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$445
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$682
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$674
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$416
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$437
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$785
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$488
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$479
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$416
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$446
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$558
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$434
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$399
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$475
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$651
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$567
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$347
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$529
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$479
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$582
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$311
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$564
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$449
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$455
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$352
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$335
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721