Dushanbe vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$401
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1422
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
85
😀 Quality of life
47
87
🏙️ Population
948K
2.87M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 18% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6897th and 5994th ($773 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 6988th and 351st 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
$4.86
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$17517

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$737
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$734
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684