Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 72.0% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 78.3% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.69
A$41.13
|
$3.44
TJS37.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.43
|
$4.58
TJS50.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
A$4.16
|
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
A$3.28
|
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
|
pay 64.1% less for groceries
Canberra
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
A$3.54
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
A$9.90
|
$2.70
TJS29.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.48
A$9.99
|
$2.38
TJS26.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
A$6.32
|
$1.53
TJS16.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
A$5.59
|
$1.66
TJS18.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.26
|
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.74
|
$0.90
TJS9.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
A$2.46
|
$0.87
TJS9.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.47
A$3.80
|
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
A$1.80
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.48
|
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
|
pay 60.7% less for transportation
Canberra
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
A$8.41
|
$3.36
TJS36.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.08
A$154.25
|
$6.42
TJS70.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,016.00
A$30,850.80
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,617.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
A$24.56
|
$3.10
TJS33.84
|
|
pay 79.2% less for housing
Canberra
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.64
A$105.79
|
$26.72
TJS291.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,824.70
A$2,812.42
|
$353.19
TJS3,854.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,494.78
A$2,303.92
|
$173.53
TJS1,893.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.28
A$282.50
|
$23.95
TJS261.39
|
|
pay 80.5% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,686.35
A$2,599.18
|
$94.74
TJS1,033.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,216.13
A$21,911.41
|
$4,767.67
TJS52,033.13
|
|
pay 71.8% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.34
|
$0.92
TJS10.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.77
|
$1.17
TJS12.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.35
A$35.99
|
$1.60
TJS17.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.70
A$99.72
|
$39.22
TJS428.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
A$20.57
|
$4.13
TJS45.03
|
|
pay 69.6% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Dushanbe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.52
A$144.15
|
$27.51
TJS300.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.72
A$112.09
|
$23.38
TJS255.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.62
A$207.49
|
$48.14
TJS525.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.19
A$282.35
|
$44.70
TJS487.81
|
|
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