Dushanbe vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1801
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$290
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$4357
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
35
100
😀 Quality of life
36
100
🏙️ Population
863K
5.03M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 72% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7107th and 923rd ($672 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Tajikistan and Australia, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 7353rd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.63
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.92%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.69
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$21306

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$527
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$567
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$596
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$599
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$653
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$519
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$1800
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$1500
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