Dushanbe vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$401
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1198
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
35
53
😀 Quality of life
47
73
🏙️ Population
948K
9.4M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 17% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6897th and 7558th ($773 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 6988th and 2343rd 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
$4.86
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$15801

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$737
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$734
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$704
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$645
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$568
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$497
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$583
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$468
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$599
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$610
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$500
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$447
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$842
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$470
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$570
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$587
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$504
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$381
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$646
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$488
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$555
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$549
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$373
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$535
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$456
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$373
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$438

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538