Bucharest vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$535
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$160
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
78
35
😀 Quality of life
84
46
🏙️ Population
1.72M
948K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 55% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 4935th and 7063rd ($1138 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Romania vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 508th and 7083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Dushanbe

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Bucharest Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
23.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$1189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$6746

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$999
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$926
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$724
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$702
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$692
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$653
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$553
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$484
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$590
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$635
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$585
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$454
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$473
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$370
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423