Bucharest vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$1811
🏠 One person rent
$562
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
78
35
😀 Quality of life
84
47
🏙️ Population
1.72M
948K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 48% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 4877th and 6897th ($1148 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 482nd and 6988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
22.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$6733

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$995
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$800
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$776
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$708
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$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725

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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