Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 7.7% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 62.1% more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,708
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫134,709
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,584
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫6,980
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 6.6% less for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,625
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫120,982
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,058
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,731
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,464
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,435
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,759
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,287
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,982
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,239
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,656
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 34.5% less for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫87,946
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫198,833
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫994,163,484
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫135,206
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 40.9% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫216,623
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,593,049
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,146,258
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,583,182
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 27.4% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,089,251
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫320,937,276
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 26.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,854
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,322
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫34,796
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫625,871
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫119,300
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 7.1% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫806,725
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫682,002
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,109,609
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,376,879
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
|
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