Dushanbe vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$265	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$3655
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	35	93
😀 Quality of life	36	98
🏙️ Population	863K	2.14M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 71% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 7600th and 1654th ($605 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 7th 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 Perth. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 7359th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Perth

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	Dushanbe	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$11252

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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

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645