Dushanbe vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$401
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$902
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
68
😀 Quality of life
47
70
🏙️ Population
948K
12.6M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 48% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6897th and 8548th ($773 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 485th 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 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6988th and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Zhengzhou

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Dushanbe Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.86
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$21955

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$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567