Dushanbe vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1759
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$316
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.1
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$1051
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
35
93
😀 Quality of life
42
84
🏙️ Population
863K
2.33M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 24% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7031st and 5995th ($712 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7474th and 482nd 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
$5.97
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.2
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.66%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1032
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$658
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.69
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.1
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.5
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7848
$14970

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$680
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$684
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$674
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$658
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$555
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$475
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$600
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$650
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$603
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$428
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$620
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$626
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$512
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$404
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$844
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$680
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$648
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$754
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$432
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$562
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$451
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$433
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$525
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$458
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$354
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$615
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$480
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$351
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$468
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$401
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$396
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$334
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$354
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$393

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Distance City Cost of living
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$868
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$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451