Bucharest vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1801
🏠 One person rent
$496
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$532
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
76
35
😀 Quality of life
78
36
🏙️ Population
1.72M
863K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 54% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 5404th and 7107th ($1036 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Romania and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Romania vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 642nd and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.18
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
19.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$4.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$8.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$13630

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$900
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$668
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$757
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$663
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$795
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$727
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$759
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$772
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$644
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$955
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$688
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$684
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$755
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$751
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$721
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$744
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$589
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$831
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$624
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$931
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$961
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1035
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$561
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$837
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$693
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$832
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$761
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$846
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$759
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$584
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$573
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$876
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$735
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$640
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$655
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$664
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$667
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$468
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$530
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$666
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$671
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$658
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$467
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$660
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$663
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$435
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$457
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$816
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$469
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$473
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$429
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$450
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$527
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$419
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$452
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$567
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$596
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$599
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$1554
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$358
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$645
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$461
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$653
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$532
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$354
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$519
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$469
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$476
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$338
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$372
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$441