Dushanbe vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dushanbe	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$638	$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1683	$1916
🏠 One person rent	$276	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$746
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.2	$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$154	$481
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	71
😀 Quality of life	40	65
🏙️ Population	863K	8.25M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 1% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 7313th and 7372nd ($638 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 0.8 months in Hanoi. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 7225th and 4592nd 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	$4.75	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$571	$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$9.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.13%	10.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$857	$2514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$488	$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.53	$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.09	$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.58	$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$34
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13332	$13775

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$647
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$672
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$473
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$562
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$680
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$682
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$692
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$445
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$682
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$674
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$416
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$785
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$488
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$479
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$416
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$446
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$558
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$434
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$399
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$475
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$651
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$515
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$567
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$347
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$529
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$479
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$311
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$564
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$449
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$455
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$352
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$335
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$423

Cities near Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$524
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$557
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$549
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$562
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$504
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$517
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$605
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$590
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$566
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$571
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$573
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$575
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$568
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$554
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$592
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$568
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$547
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$574
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$638
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$513
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1212
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1184
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1195
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$735
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$611
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$567
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$573
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$806
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$620
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1233
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$552
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$612
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$500
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$596
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$831
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$857
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$588
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$422