Dushanbe vs Haiphong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dushanbe	Haiphong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1759	$1398
🏠 One person rent	$316	$251
🏘️ Family rent	$549	$443
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.1	$47.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$140	$358
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	35	35
😀 Quality of life	42	58
🏙️ Population	863K	2.09M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 27% more expensive than in Haiphong. Cities ranked 7031st and 8171st ($712 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Tajikistan and Vietnam, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.6 months in Haiphong. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Haiphong ranked 4th in Vietnam, while ranked 7474th and 6112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Haiphong

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	Dushanbe	Haiphong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.97	$1.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.2	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.96	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$0.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$739	$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$8.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.66%	7.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1032	$1241
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$658	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.8	$5.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.69	$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$3.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$1.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$2.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.46	$3.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.8	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.1	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7848	$4514

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$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

Cities near Haiphong

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Hai Duong	$558
46 km or 29 mi	Ha Long	$559
52 km or 32 mi	Thai Binh	$556
67 km or 42 mi	Nam Dinh	$570
68 km or 42 mi	Cam Pha	$551
77 km or 48 mi	Bac Ninh	$558
89 km or 55 mi	Hanoi	$652
123 km or 76 mi	Thai Nguyen	$461
144 km or 89 mi	Viet Tri	$569
144 km or 90 mi	Thanh Hoa	$568
191 km or 119 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
194 km or 120 mi	Chongzuo	$568
239 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$590
258 km or 160 mi	Vinh	$560
263 km or 163 mi	Beihai	$652
282 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$552
285 km or 177 mi	Ha Tinh	$539
340 km or 211 mi	Sa Pa	$529
345 km or 214 mi	Baise	$571
369 km or 229 mi	Dong Hoi	$483
380 km or 236 mi	Wenshan	$563
390 km or 243 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
390 km or 243 mi	Haikou	$677
397 km or 246 mi	Guigang	$693
410 km or 255 mi	Sanya	$758
413 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
420 km or 261 mi	Laibin	$598
426 km or 265 mi	Thakhek	$1139
451 km or 280 mi	Maoming	$773
451 km or 280 mi	Gaozhou	$780
457 km or 284 mi	Hechi	$574
482 km or 299 mi	Liuzhou	$574
483 km or 300 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
487 km or 303 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
491 km or 305 mi	Hue	$372
510 km or 317 mi	Xingyi	$560
530 km or 329 mi	Vientiane	$1152
555 km or 345 mi	Da Nang	$615
558 km or 346 mi	Udon Thani	$578
561 km or 349 mi	Yangjiang	$892