Dushanbe vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$355
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$160
$681
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
35
14
😀 Quality of life
46
44
🏙️ Population
948K
9.03M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 23% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 7063rd and 7960th ($735 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 226th 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 350th in China, while ranked 7083rd and 7402nd 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
$5.32
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.22%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.9
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.1
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.6
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6746
$16685

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$702
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$704
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$692
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$653
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$553
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$484
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$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
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$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
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$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
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$370
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514