Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 11.5% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 81.7% more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,216
|
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
$9.16
TJS97.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,248
|
$0.62
TJS6.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,528
|
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
|
pay 6.4% less for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,007
|
$4.28
TJS45.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,555
|
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
$1.75
TJS18.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,464
|
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,673
|
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,739
|
$1.07
TJS11.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,378
|
$1.09
TJS11.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,361
|
$0.38
TJS4.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,564
|
$0.34
TJS3.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,667
|
$0.24
TJS2.60
|
|
pay 34.8% less for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,046
|
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,863
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,587
|
$3.18
TJS34.01
|
|
pay 40.6% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
$413.18
TJS4,417.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
$210.49
TJS2,250.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
$50.33
TJS538.13
|
|
pay 22.4% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
$13,658.24
TJS146,035.92
|
|
pay 32.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,108
|
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,546
|
$2.29
TJS24.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫667,949
|
$37.11
TJS396.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,453
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
pay 10.5% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
$28.06
TJS300.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
$53.79
TJS575.14
|
|
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