Dushanbe vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1801
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$290
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$714
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
78
😀 Quality of life
36
66
🏙️ Population
863K
12.6M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 29% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7107th and 8506th ($672 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 7353rd and 3930th 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
$5.63
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.92%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.69
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$19861

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$468
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$530
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$666
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$671
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$658
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$467
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$660
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$663
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$435
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$457
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$816
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$469
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$473
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$429
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$450
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$527
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$419
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$452
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$567
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$596
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$614
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$599
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$358
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$645
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$461
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$653
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$532
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$354
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$519
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$469
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$476
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$338
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$372
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Distance City Cost of living
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$531
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$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
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$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
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$659
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$634
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$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619