Dushanbe vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$1978
🏠 One person rent
$276
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$457
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
35
66
😀 Quality of life
40
66
🏙️ Population
863K
10.4M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 9% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 7313th and 6786th ($638 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st 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 Ho Chi Minh. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 7225th and 4217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Ho Chi Minh

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Dushanbe Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
9.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$4519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$7.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$16779

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$680
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$682
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$692
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$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
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$558
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$434
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$399
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$475
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$651
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$515
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$567
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$1662
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$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
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$335
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Distance City Cost of living
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$550
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$479
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$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
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$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
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$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518