Dushanbe vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$276
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$828
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
35
61
😀 Quality of life
40
56
🏙️ Population
863K
9.4M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 6% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 7313th and 6976th ($638 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 122nd in Tajikistan and China, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 7225th and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Ningbo

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Dushanbe Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$9922

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$629
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$632
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$647
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
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524