Bucharest vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$1616
🏠 One person rent
$474
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$503
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$150
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
77
35
😀 Quality of life
79
36
🏙️ Population
1.72M
863K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 63% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 5565th and 7600th ($988 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th 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 645th and 7359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
20.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$4.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$8.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$7.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$71.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$13506

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$867
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$847
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$796
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$633
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$704
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$629
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$729
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$696
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$722
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$743
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$623
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$622
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$938
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$770
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$594
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$702
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$752
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$741
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$848
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$598
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$786
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$631
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$892
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$929
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1002
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$546
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$698
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$646
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$837
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$718
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$725
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$574
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$721
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$687
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$650
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$605
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$758

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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