Dushanbe vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$355
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$160
$1619
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
35
94
😀 Quality of life
46
89
🏙️ Population
948K
2.44M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 42% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7063rd and 4661st ($735 vs $1257) 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7083rd and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Taipei

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Dushanbe Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.22%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.9
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.1
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.6
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6746
$18442

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$488
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$679
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$561
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$436
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$549
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$562
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$585
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$473
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$368
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$621
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$477
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$533
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$521
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$505
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$1108
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$997
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$941
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$796
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$882
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$937
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$709
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$957
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$888
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$879
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$889
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$910
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$656
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$668
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$841
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$910
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$654
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$1067
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$634
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$999
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$630
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$705
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$903
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$763
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$723
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$677
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$1064
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$682
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$696
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$697
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$634
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$661
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$698
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$610
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