Dushanbe vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$355
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$160
$1212
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
35
93
😀 Quality of life
46
87
🏙️ Population
948K
2.35M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 22% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7063rd and 6085th ($735 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7083rd and 373rd 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
$5.32
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.22%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.9
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.6
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6746
$17081

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150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
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190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$553
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$484
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$590
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$635
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$585
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$454
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$473
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$370
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423

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Distance City Cost of living
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$882
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$937
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$1108
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$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
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$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
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$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464