Dushanbe vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$1807
🏠 One person rent
$355
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$160
$369
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
35
72
😀 Quality of life
46
65
🏙️ Population
948K
8.72M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 5% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 7063rd and 7229th ($735 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.5 months in Hanoi. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Hanoi ranked 3rd in Vietnam, while ranked 7083rd and 5251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Hanoi

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Dushanbe Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.96
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.22%
8.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$3941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$5.52
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.9
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.1
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.6
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6746
$12836

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$553
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$484
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$590
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$635
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$585
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$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
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$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
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$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
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$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
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$423

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$597
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$587
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$590
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$476
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$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
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$496
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$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
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$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
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$584
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$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
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$694
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$1056
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$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
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$581
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$587
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$790
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$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
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$380