Dushanbe vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1801
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$290
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$690
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
35
17
😀 Quality of life
36
37
🏙️ Population
863K
9.03M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 12% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 7107th and 7790th ($672 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th 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 Zhoukou. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 7353rd and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.63
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.92%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.69
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$15431

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$659
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150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$667
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$468
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$530
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$666
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$671
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$658
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$467
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$660
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$663
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$435
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$457
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$816
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$469
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$473
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$429
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$450
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$527
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$419
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$452
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$567
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$596
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$599
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$358
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$645
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$461
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$653
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$532
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$354
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$519
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$469
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$476
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$338
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$372
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$441

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528