Dushanbe vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$401
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$500
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
35
67
😀 Quality of life
47
71
🏙️ Population
948K
14M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 7% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 6897th and 7123rd ($773 vs $726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 6988th and 3396th 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
$4.86
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$9.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$1839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$5.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$3.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$17174

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$583
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$622
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$576
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$468
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$599
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$610
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$500
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$447
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$842
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$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
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$470
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
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$570
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$587
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$504
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$381
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$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
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
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$373
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Distance City Cost of living
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$522
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$414
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$503
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$721
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$455
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$776
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$893
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
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$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
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$699
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$375
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$809
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$784
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$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
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$586