Dushanbe vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dushanbe	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1811	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$401	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$678	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.1	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$146	$4370
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	35	94
😀 Quality of life	47	96
🏙️ Population	948K	2.14M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 70% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6897th and 791st ($773 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.7 months in Perth. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 6988th and 11th 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	$4.86	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.6	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$542	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.2	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.96%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$705	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.8	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.39	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.3	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$79.7	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6733	$17749

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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

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913