Dushanbe vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dushanbe	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1767	$1518
🏠 One person rent	$355	$259
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$385
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.5	$82.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$125
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	35	14
😀 Quality of life	46	26
🏙️ Population	948K	1.16M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 20% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 7063rd and 7819th ($735 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.2 months in Naypyidaw. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 7083rd and 8950th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Naypyidaw

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	Dushanbe	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.32	$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$1.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$458	$529
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$828	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$245
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$23.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.22%	9.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$644	$738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.9	$1.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$5.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.33	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.1	$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$2.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.6	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6746	$8660

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$704
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$653
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$553
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$484
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$590
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$635
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$585
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$454
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$609
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$619
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$513
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$827
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$679
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$653
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$736
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$457
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$561
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$447
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$436
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$549
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$562
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$473
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1709
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$368
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$621
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$477
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$533
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$521
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$369
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$505
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$433
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$425
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$323
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$370
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$423

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$546
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$550
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$709
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$592
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$528
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$629
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$571
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$593
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$695
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$358
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$590
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$448
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$610
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$362
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$613
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$548
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$615
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$355
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$314
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1056
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$327
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$351
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$350
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$481
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$581
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$296
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$593
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$344
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$621