Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 2.0 times more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 18.8% less for restaurants
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Dushanbe
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS61.16
|
$4.17
CN¥30.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS99.83
|
$5.57
CN¥40.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.80
|
$0.50
CN¥3.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.06
|
$0.31
CN¥2.26
|
|
pay 46.5% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.22
|
$1.43
CN¥10.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS46.61
|
$7.31
CN¥53.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS33.18
|
$7.17
CN¥52.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS19.08
|
$1.74
CN¥12.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.53
|
$1.53
CN¥11.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.92
|
$0.92
CN¥6.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.65
|
$0.71
CN¥5.19
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.89
|
$0.89
CN¥6.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.16
|
$0.58
CN¥4.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.65
|
$0.37
CN¥2.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.65
|
$0.47
CN¥3.44
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.73
|
$4.36
CN¥31.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
$33.40
CN¥243.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS219,154.21
|
$20,872.18
CN¥152,291.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS34.66
|
$4.59
CN¥33.50
|
|
pay 49.5% more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS260.95
|
$13.28
CN¥96.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,502.01
|
$929.88
CN¥6,784.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,293.47
|
$492.44
CN¥3,593.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS548.40
|
$42.04
CN¥306.74
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,162.03
|
$763.49
CN¥5,570.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS148,821.00
|
$22,913.01
CN¥167,182.52
|
|
pay 52.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.23
|
$1.11
CN¥8.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.97
|
$3.60
CN¥26.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.48
|
$3.48
CN¥25.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS404.33
|
$65.46
CN¥477.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
$8.35
CN¥60.92
|
|
pay 57.0% more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS305.80
|
$62.65
CN¥457.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS393.46
|
$34.69
CN¥253.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS835.84
|
$83.45
CN¥608.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS586.11
|
$107.64
CN¥785.36
|
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