Dushanbe vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dushanbe Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$1823
🏠 One person rent
$276
$358
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$645
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$600
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
35
17
😀 Quality of life
40
21
🏙️ Population
863K
1.16M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 10% less expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 7313th and 6766th ($638 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th in Tajikistan and Myanmar, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.9 months in Naypyidaw. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 7225th and 8961st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Dushanbe vs Naypyidaw infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Dushanbe vs Naypyidaw

Prices for goods and services in Dushanbe and Naypyidaw are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dushanbe Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$689
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
10.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$1119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$1.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$1.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$4.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$13.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$11739

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$629
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$647
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$672
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$473
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$562
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$680
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$682
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$692
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$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
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$558
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$434
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$399
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$475
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$651
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$567
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$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
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$335
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi Taunggyi
$668
242 km or 150 mi Mandalay
$715
244 km or 151 mi Pai
$577
276 km or 171 mi Bago
$710
277 km or 172 mi Monywa
$669
317 km or 197 mi Chiang Mai
$659
334 km or 207 mi Yangon
$815
343 km or 213 mi Sittwe
$656
359 km or 223 mi Hpa-an
$605
370 km or 230 mi Pathein
$709
384 km or 239 mi Chiang Rai
$462
400 km or 249 mi Mawlamyine
$566
474 km or 295 mi Cox's Bazar
$389
530 km or 329 mi Chittagong
$362
540 km or 336 mi Jinghong
$588
546 km or 339 mi Phitsanulok
$496
563 km or 350 mi Aizawl
$520
598 km or 372 mi Pu'er
$614
602 km or 374 mi Imphal
$395
609 km or 378 mi Lincang
$615
620 km or 385 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
625 km or 389 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
634 km or 394 mi Myitkyina
$673
667 km or 414 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
667 km or 415 mi Baoshan
$618
675 km or 419 mi Agartala
$387
681 km or 423 mi Barisal
$324
698 km or 433 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
708 km or 440 mi Vientiane
$1233
718 km or 446 mi Sylhet
$312
722 km or 449 mi Narayanganj
$446
723 km or 449 mi Narsingdi
$303
737 km or 458 mi Dhaka
$456
743 km or 462 mi Udon Thani
$500
762 km or 474 mi Khulna
$342
773 km or 480 mi Dali
$592
777 km or 483 mi Shillong
$360
784 km or 487 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
793 km or 493 mi Tha Khlong
$617
799 km or 496 mi Khon Kaen
$532