Dushanbe vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1759
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$316
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$286
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.1
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$622
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
35
16
😀 Quality of life
42
43
🏙️ Population
863K
9.03M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 22% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 7031st and 7972nd ($712 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 235th 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 Zhoukou. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Zhoukou ranked 353rd in China, while ranked 7474th and 7341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Zhoukou

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Dushanbe Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.2
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$48.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.66%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1032
$3146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$658
$1612
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.69
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.1
$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7848
$14551

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$680
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$684
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$674
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$658
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$555
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$475
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$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
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$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
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$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
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$354
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$393

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$567
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$553
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$563
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$507
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$580
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$517
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$522
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$523
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$544
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$598
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$478
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$595
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$504
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$518
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$570
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$513
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$517
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$572
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$525
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$807
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$502
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$570
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$506
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$581
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$510
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$582
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$511
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$503
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$506
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$513
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$574
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$527
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$585
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$552
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$582
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$499