Dushanbe vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$1849
🏠 One person rent	$265	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$311
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	35	17
😀 Quality of life	36	18
🏙️ Population	863K	1.16M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 14% less expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 7600th and 6885th ($605 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th 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 0.4 months in Naypyidaw. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Naypyidaw ranked 4th in Myanmar, while ranked 7359th and 8943rd 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	$5.46	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	8.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$1289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$65.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$8308

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$613
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$507
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$472
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$614
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$615
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$623
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$394
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$613
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$613
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$484
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$853
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$626
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$591
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$444
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$414
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$538
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$430
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$431
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$477
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$569
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$474
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$303
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$607
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$441
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$623
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$512
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$364
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$501
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$386
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$389
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$346
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$366
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$366

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$660
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$710
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$633
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$650
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$661
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$705
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$678
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$610
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$778
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$351
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$604
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$478
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$625
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$378
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$628
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$683
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$632
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$367
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$287
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1163
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$305
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$309
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$295
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$430
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$543
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$303
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$606
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$408
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$568