Dushanbe vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$276
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$658
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
35
17
😀 Quality of life
40
41
🏙️ Population
863K
9.03M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 9% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 7313th and 7809th ($638 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 370th 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 332nd in China, while ranked 7225th and 7081st 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
$4.75
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$13369

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$629
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$632
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$647
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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532