Dushanbe vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$265	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$4315
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	100
😀 Quality of life	36	100
🏙️ Population	863K	4.84M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 76% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7600th and 745th ($605 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st 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 Sydney. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7359th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Sydney

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	Dushanbe	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683