Dushanbe vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$355
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$160
$664
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
68
😀 Quality of life
46
68
🏙️ Population
948K
12.6M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 44% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7063rd and 8643rd ($735 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 7083rd and 4641st 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
$5.32
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.22%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.9
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.6
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6746
$21713

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$553
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$484
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$590
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$635
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$585
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$454
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
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$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$473
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
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$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
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$370
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$423

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Distance City Cost of living
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$516
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$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
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$596
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$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556