Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Dushanbe vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Dushanbe is 21.5% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 28.9% more in Dushanbe
Groceries: pay 17.7% less in Dushanbe
Transportation: pay 36.8% less in Dushanbe
Housing: pay 3.2% less in Dushanbe
Childcare: pay 63.2% less in Dushanbe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.1% less in Dushanbe
Clothing: pay 27.3% less in Dushanbe

Expenses including childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and housing are lower in Dushanbe.

Dushanbe vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 28.9% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Dushanbe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.42	$5.61 TJS59.38	+34.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.56	$9.16 TJS96.93	+64.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.61	$0.62 TJS6.60	+25.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.25	$0.28 TJS2.97	-9.2%
Average			+28.9%

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pay 17.7% less for groceries

	Beijing	Dushanbe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.45	$0.57 TJS6.04	-60.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥53.25	$4.28 TJS45.26	-41.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥52.25	$3.05 TJS32.22	-57.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.67	$1.75 TJS18.53	+0.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.16	$1.88 TJS19.93	+23.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.68	$0.54 TJS5.75	-40.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.18	$1.07 TJS11.31	+50.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.46	$1.09 TJS11.55	+23.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.25	$0.38 TJS4.04	-34.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.68	$0.34 TJS3.55	-9.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.43	$0.24 TJS2.57	-48.4%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 36.8% less for transportation

	Beijing	Dushanbe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.78	$3.19 TJS33.72	-26.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥243.38	$4.68 TJS49.49	-86.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥152,110.18	$20,113.17 TJS212,790.03	-3.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.46	$3.18 TJS33.65	-30.7%
Average			-36.8%

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pay 3.2% less for housing

	Beijing	Dushanbe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥96.81	$23.95 TJS253.37	+80.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,776.67	$413.18 TJS4,371.27	-55.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,588.77	$210.49 TJS2,226.87	-57.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥306.38	$50.33 TJS532.47	+19.7%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 63.2% less for childcare

	Beijing	Dushanbe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,564.12	$106.65 TJS1,128.28	-86.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥166,983.17	$13,658.24 TJS144,499.27	-40.4%
Average			-63.2%

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pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Dushanbe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.11	$1.12 TJS11.88	+0.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.26	$2.29 TJS24.25	-36.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.35	$2.34 TJS24.74	-32.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥477.03	$37.11 TJS392.59	-43.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥60.84	$4.68 TJS49.49	-44.0%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 27.3% less for clothing

	Beijing	Dushanbe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥456.61	$28.06 TJS296.92	-55.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥252.79	$36.11 TJS382.03	+4.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥608.18	$76.71 TJS811.57	-8.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥784.42	$53.79 TJS569.09	-50.0%
Average			-27.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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