Dushanbe vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$605
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1616
$2016
🏠 One person rent
$265
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$150
$487
😷 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 18% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 7600th and 6739th ($605 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 7359th and 4253rd 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
$5.46
$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.5
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.18
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.09%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$859
$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$522
$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.56
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.18
$5.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.8
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.6
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.1
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$106
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13506
$14143

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Cost of living

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$414
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$538
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$477
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$569
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$538
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$474
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$303
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$607
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$441
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$623
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$512
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$364
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$501
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$425
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$494
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$678
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$512
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$454
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$508
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$514
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$721
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$506
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$507
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$513
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$526
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$504
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$836
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$577
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$516
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$531
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$534
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$596
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$519
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$634
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$535
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$755
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$644
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$516
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$573
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$677
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$639
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$427
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$685
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$584
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$593
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$393
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$752
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$739
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$781
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$743
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$588