Cost of living comparison

Hanoi, Vietnam

compared to

Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Dushanbe vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Dushanbe is 11.5% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 81.7% more in Dushanbe
Groceries: pay 6.4% less in Dushanbe
Transportation: pay 34.8% less in Dushanbe
Housing: pay 40.6% more in Dushanbe
Childcare: pay 22.4% less in Dushanbe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.2% more in Dushanbe
Clothing: pay 10.5% less in Dushanbe

The cost of restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Dushanbe are more expensive than in Hanoi. Expenses including transportation, childcare, clothing, and groceries are lower in Dushanbe. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Dushanbe.

Dushanbe vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 81.7% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Dushanbe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 ₫50,582	$5.61 TJS61.12	+183.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 ₫121,396	$9.16 TJS99.77	+93.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 ₫11,330	$0.62 TJS6.79	+40.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ₫6,576	$0.28 TJS3.06	+9.2%
Average			+81.7%

Hanoi vs. Dushanbe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.4% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Dushanbe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ₫26,296	$0.57 TJS6.22	-44.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 ₫127,933	$4.28 TJS46.58	-14.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ₫135,536	$3.05 TJS33.16	-42.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 ₫40,557	$1.75 TJS19.07	+10.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫40,759	$1.88 TJS20.52	+18.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 ₫43,991	$0.54 TJS5.92	-68.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,825	$1.07 TJS11.64	+131.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ₫19,520	$1.09 TJS11.89	+43.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,451	$0.38 TJS4.16	-21.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,648	$0.34 TJS3.65	-26.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫13,766	$0.24 TJS2.64	-54.9%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 34.8% less for transportation

	Hanoi	Dushanbe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫88,688	$3.19 TJS34.71	-8.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.91 ₫202,327	$4.68 TJS50.94	-40.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,554.95 ₫1,011,636,578	$20,113.17 TJS219,021.25	-49.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.38 ₫137,583	$3.18 TJS34.64	-40.9%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 40.6% more for housing

	Hanoi	Dushanbe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.00 ₫230,280	$23.95 TJS260.79	+166.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.66 ₫8,661,449	$413.18 TJS4,499.27	+22.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.31 ₫6,120,401	$210.49 TJS2,292.08	-12.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.28 ₫1,490,490	$50.33 TJS548.06	-13.6%
Average			+40.6%

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pay 22.4% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Dushanbe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$243.92 ₫6,238,426	$106.65 TJS1,161.32	-56.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,260.72 ₫313,573,618	$13,658.24 TJS148,730.71	+11.4%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 32.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Dushanbe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.99 ₫25,291	$1.12 TJS12.22	+13.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 ₫46,885	$2.29 TJS24.96	+25.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ₫35,407	$2.34 TJS25.47	+68.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.31 ₫672,819	$37.11 TJS404.09	+41.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.15 ₫106,222	$4.68 TJS50.94	+12.6%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 10.5% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Dushanbe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.72 ₫939,164	$28.06 TJS305.61	-23.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.37 ₫674,424	$36.11 TJS393.22	+36.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.93 ₫2,376,748	$76.71 TJS835.34	-17.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.41 ₫2,210,037	$53.79 TJS585.75	-37.8%
Average			-10.5%

Hanoi vs. Dushanbe - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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