Dushanbe vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1759
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$316
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.1
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$371
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
35
72
😀 Quality of life
42
65
🏙️ Population
863K
8.44M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 9% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 7031st and 7418th ($712 vs $652) 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 0.6 months in Hanoi. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 7474th and 5259th 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
$5.97
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.2
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.96
☕ 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
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.66%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1032
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$658
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.69
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.07
🍊 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
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.1
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.5
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7848
$11154

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$600
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$603
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$428
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$620
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$626
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$512
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$404
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$844
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$680
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$648
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$754
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$432
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$562
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$451
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$433
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$549
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$525
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$585
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$458
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$1716
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$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
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$354
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$570
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$556
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$562
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$559
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$568
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$551
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$529
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$560
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$579
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$539
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$590
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$563
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$552
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$571
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$652
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$483
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$1261
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$1139
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$1181
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$693
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$598
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$560
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$574
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$790
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$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
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$1152
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$758
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$586
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$578
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$574
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$780
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