Calgary vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1811
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$678
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	35
😀 Quality of life	90	47
🏙️ Population	1.31M	948K

The cost of living in Calgary is 171% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 1759th and 6897th ($2095 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Canada vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 187th and 6988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Dushanbe

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	Calgary	Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	22.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$6733

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

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