Dushanbe vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1801
$1977
🏠 One person rent
$290
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$794
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$505
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
35
71
😀 Quality of life
36
63
🏙️ Population
863K
8.44M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 4% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 7107th and 7305th ($672 vs $648) 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 0.8 months in Hanoi. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 7353rd and 4684th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.63
$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.92%
10.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$2876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$1588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.69
$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$13338

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$467
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$660
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$663
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$470
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$435
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$457
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$816
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$469
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$473
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$429
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$450
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$527
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$419
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$452
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$567
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$596
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$614
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$599
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$1554
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$358
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$645
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$461
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$653
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$532
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$354
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$519
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$469
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$476
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$338
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$372
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$511
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$523
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$606
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$592
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$571
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$577
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$586
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$549
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$583
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$595
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$560
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$614
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$579
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$572
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$593
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$660
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$513
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$1251
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$1151
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$1174
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$725
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$623
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$580
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$601
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$781
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$794
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$671
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$1168
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$778
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$621
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$774
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