Dushanbe vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1759
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$316
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.1
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$575
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
77
😀 Quality of life
42
68
🏙️ Population
863K
12.6M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 41% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7031st and 8651st ($712 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 7474th and 4484th 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
$5.97
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.2
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.66%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1032
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$658
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.69
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.1
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.5
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7848
$19556

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$555
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$600
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$650
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$603
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$428
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$620
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$626
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$512
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$404
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$844
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$680
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$648
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$754
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$432
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$562
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$451
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$433
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$525
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$585
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$458
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$354
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$615
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$480
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$351
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$468
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$401
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$396
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$334
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$354
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$393

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Distance City Cost of living
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$513
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$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
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$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
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$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
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$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563