Dushanbe vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$276
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$627
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
78
😀 Quality of life
40
67
🏙️ Population
863K
12.6M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 26% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7313th and 8471st ($638 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 532nd 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 Zhengzhou. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 7225th and 3944th 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
$4.75
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$4818

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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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617