Dushanbe vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$401
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$602
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$505
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
35
72
😀 Quality of life
47
67
🏙️ Population
948K
8.72M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 12% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 6897th and 7314th ($773 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.7 months in Hanoi. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 6988th and 4766th 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
$4.86
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$8.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
7.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$4545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$2658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$5.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$1.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$43.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$14773

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$622
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$468
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$599
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$610
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$493
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$500
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$447
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$842
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$688
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$669
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$759
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$470
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$572
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$471
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$439
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$570
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$587
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$609
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$504
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$1795
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$381
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$646
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$488
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$555
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$549
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$373
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$535
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$456
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$447
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$321
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$373
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$583
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$564
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$579
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$593
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$574
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$592
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$553
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$583
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$602
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$560
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$617
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$579
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$580
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$589
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$679
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$495
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$1261
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$968
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$1033
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$714
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$620
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$577
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$593
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$824
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$751
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$711
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$782
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$607
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$601
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