Dushanbe vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$276
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$1180
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
35
93
😀 Quality of life
40
86
🏙️ Population
863K
2.29M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 26% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7313th and 6163rd ($638 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 7225th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Taoyuan

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Dushanbe Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$13937

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$632
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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
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$917
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$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716