Dushanbe vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1801
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$290
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$488
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
35
66
😀 Quality of life
36
65
🏙️ Population
863K
9.39M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 10% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 7107th and 6692nd ($672 vs $744) 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 7353rd and 4277th 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
$5.63
$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$1185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.92%
9.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.69
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$14503

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$666
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$671
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$467
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$660
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$663
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$435
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$457
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$816
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$469
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$473
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$429
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$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
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$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
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$476
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$338
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$372
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$541
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$445
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$512
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$689
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$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
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$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
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$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
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$407
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$773
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$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564