Dushanbe vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dushanbe	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$672	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1801	$1725
🏠 One person rent	$290	$269
🏘️ Family rent	$532	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$155	$739
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	35	19
😀 Quality of life	36	38
🏙️ Population	863K	7.01M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 2% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 7107th and 7219th ($672 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 153rd 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 Zhumadian. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Zhumadian ranked 307th in China, while ranked 7353rd and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Zhumadian

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	Dushanbe	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.63	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.9	$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$72.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.92%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$862	$3395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$532	$1906
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.69	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.57	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$5.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13630	$9322

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$664
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

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$587
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$612
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$599
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$683
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$610
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$619
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$655
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$568
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$571
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$614
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$647
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$650
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$559
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$673
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$555
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$541
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$614
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$542
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$622
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$623
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$531
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$599
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$535
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$775
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$659
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$521
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$681
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$594
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$626
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$606
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$511
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$633
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$525