Dushanbe vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$276
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$1657
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
35
95
😀 Quality of life
40
87
🏙️ Population
863K
2.6M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 45% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7313th and 4516th ($638 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st 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 Taipei. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7225th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$19102

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$680
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$682
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$692
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$445
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$682
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$674
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$416
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$437
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$785
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$488
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$479
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$416
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$446
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$558
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$434
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$399
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$475
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$651
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$515
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$567
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$1662
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$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
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$455
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$352
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$335
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$1011
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$860
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$861
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$863
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$917
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$860
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$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
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$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
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$913
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$694
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$1114
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$689
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$932
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$676
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$744
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$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
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$721
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$735
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$1115
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$678
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$719
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$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
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$719
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$713
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$655
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$811
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$725
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$644
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$721
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$588
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$589