Dushanbe vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dushanbe	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1811	$1795
🏠 One person rent	$401	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$678	$422
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.1	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$146	$205
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	35	30
😀 Quality of life	47	46
🏙️ Population	948K	6.87M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 18% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 6897th and 7579th ($773 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.3 months in Yangon. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 6988th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Yangon

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	Dushanbe	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.86	$2.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.6	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$542	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.2	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.96%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$705	$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.8	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.39	$2.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.3	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$79.7	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6733	$17180

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$704
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$645
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$568
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$497
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$583
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$622
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$576
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$468
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$599
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$610
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$500
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$842
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$688
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$669
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$759
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$470
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$572
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$471
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$439
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$570
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$587
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$609
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$504
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1795
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$381
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$646
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$488
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$555
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$549
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$373
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$535
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$456
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$447
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$321
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$373
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$438

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$610
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$721
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$601
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$627
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$675
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$549
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$583
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$567
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$762
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$616
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$996
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$794
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$534
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$787
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$839
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$809
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$968
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$564
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$724
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$591
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$616