Dushanbe vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1801
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$290
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1789
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
35
95
😀 Quality of life
36
86
🏙️ Population
863K
2.6M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 42% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7107th and 4715th ($672 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7353rd and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.63
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.92%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.69
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$18424

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$470
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$457
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$816
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$469
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$473
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$429
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$450
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$527
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$419
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$452
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$567
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$596
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$614
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$599
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$1554
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$358
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$645
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$461
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$653
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$532
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$354
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$519
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$469
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$476
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$1060
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$1028
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$868
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$745
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$864
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$698
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$931
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$841
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$818
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$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
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$706
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$661
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$801
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$841
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$683
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$1229
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$666
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$932
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$654
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$719
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$821
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$776
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$807
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$712
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$1231
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$673
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$731
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$719
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$642
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$702
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$713
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$643
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$592
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