Calgary vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1616
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$503
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$150
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	35
😀 Quality of life	90	36
🏙️ Population	1.31M	863K

The cost of living in Calgary is 243% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 1646th and 7600th ($2077 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 7th 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 8th best city to live in Canada vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 153rd and 7359th 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	$15.2	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	20.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$4.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$71.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$13506

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$613
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$507
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$472
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$614
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$615
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$623
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$394
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$613
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$613
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$484
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$853
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$626
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$591
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$444
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$414
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$538
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$430
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$431
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$477
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$569
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$474
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$303
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$607
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$441
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$623
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$512
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$364
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$501
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$386
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$389
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$346
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$366
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$366