Dushanbe vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$734
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1759
$1845
🏠 One person rent
$316
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$684
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.1
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$336
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
35
66
😀 Quality of life
42
66
🏙️ Population
863K
9.39M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 3% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 7031st and 6928th ($712 vs $734) 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 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 7474th and 4947th 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
$5.97
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.2
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$9.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.66%
9.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1032
$3891
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$658
$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.69
$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.1
$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.5
$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7848
$13093

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$428
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$620
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$626
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$512
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$404
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$844
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$680
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$648
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$754
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$432
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$562
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$451
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$433
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$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$525
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$585
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$458
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$1716
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$354
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$615
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$480
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$351
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$468
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$401
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$396
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$334
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$354
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$519
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$410
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$493
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$686
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$502
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$439
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$498
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$507
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$727
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$482
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$491
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$504
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$515
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$494
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$829
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
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$507
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$516
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$523
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$622
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$511
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$635
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$508
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$763
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$650
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$501
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$571
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$708
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$403
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$718
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$601
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$615
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$372
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$787
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$770
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$812
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$779
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$588