Cost of living comparison

Canberra, Australia

compared to

Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Dushanbe vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Dushanbe is 60.4% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 61.1% less in Dushanbe
Groceries: pay 56.5% less in Dushanbe
Transportation: pay 61.6% less in Dushanbe
Housing: pay 74.5% less in Dushanbe
Childcare: pay 50.0% less in Dushanbe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.8% less in Dushanbe
Clothing: pay 54.6% less in Dushanbe

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Dushanbe.

Dushanbe vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 61.1% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Dushanbe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.77 A$30.27	$5.61 TJS55.32	-71.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.89 A$15.13	$9.16 TJS90.30	-7.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 A$4.23	$0.62 TJS6.15	-77.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 A$3.55	$0.28 TJS2.77	-87.9%
Average			-61.1%

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pay 56.5% less for groceries

	Canberra	Dushanbe
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 A$3.96	$0.57 TJS5.63	-77.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 A$8.25	$4.28 TJS42.16	-20.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.59 A$10.09	$3.05 TJS30.02	-53.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.63 A$7.09	$1.75 TJS17.26	-62.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 A$6.31	$1.88 TJS18.57	-54.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 A$2.48	$0.54 TJS5.36	-66.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 A$2.05	$1.07 TJS10.54	-20.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 A$2.40	$1.09 TJS10.76	-30.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 A$3.77	$0.38 TJS3.76	-84.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 A$1.91	$0.34 TJS3.31	-73.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 A$1.70	$0.24 TJS2.39	-78.2%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 61.6% less for transportation

	Canberra	Dushanbe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$7.77	$3.19 TJS31.41	-37.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$118.63 A$181.61	$4.68 TJS46.10	-96.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,276.08 A$44,819.49	$20,113.17 TJS198,228.59	-31.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.66 A$27.04	$3.18 TJS31.35	-82.0%
Average			-61.6%

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pay 74.5% less for housing

	Canberra	Dushanbe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.39 A$100.11	$23.95 TJS236.03	-63.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,783.31 A$2,730.11	$413.18 TJS4,072.14	-76.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,413.05 A$2,163.27	$210.49 TJS2,074.49	-85.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.02 A$280.19	$50.33 TJS496.03	-72.5%
Average			-74.5%

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pay 50.0% less for childcare

	Canberra	Dushanbe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,847.17 A$2,827.87	$106.65 TJS1,051.07	-94.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,503.36 A$22,203.56	$13,658.24 TJS134,611.05	-5.8%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 64.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Dushanbe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.25 A$11.10	$1.12 TJS11.06	-84.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 A$5.64	$2.29 TJS22.59	-37.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$26.36 A$40.36	$2.34 TJS23.05	-91.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 A$100.57	$37.11 TJS365.72	-43.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.33 A$21.94	$4.68 TJS46.10	-67.4%
Average			-64.8%

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pay 54.6% less for clothing

	Canberra	Dushanbe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.77 A$132.84	$28.06 TJS276.60	-67.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.18 A$110.50	$36.11 TJS355.89	-50.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.51 A$182.96	$76.71 TJS756.03	-35.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$154.17 A$236.03	$53.79 TJS530.15	-65.1%
Average			-54.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025

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