Dushanbe vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$276
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$1294
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
35
74
😀 Quality of life
40
82
🏙️ Population
863K
1.87M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 30% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7313th and 5887th ($638 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 7th 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 Tainan. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7225th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Tainan

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Dushanbe Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$11040

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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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741