Bucharest vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bucharest	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$961	$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$449	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.7	$25.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1072	$154
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	76	35
😀 Quality of life	77	40
🏙️ Population	1.72M	863K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 51% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 5593rd and 7313th ($961 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th in Romania and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Romania vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 703rd and 7225th 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	$9.66	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.5	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.75	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	18.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2654	$857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1649	$488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$4.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.86	$3.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.32	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.19	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.54	$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.9	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9569	$13332

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$846
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$817
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$868
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$619
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$702
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$681
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$758
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$701
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$739
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$610
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$611
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$928
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$654
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$595
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$719
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$718
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$646
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$748
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$639
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$813
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$495
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$743
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$851
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$898
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$962
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$563
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$800
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$641
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$746
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$702
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$730
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$561
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$508
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$865
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$670
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$661
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$678

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$647
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$672
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$473
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$562
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$680
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$682
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$692
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$445
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$682
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$674
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$416
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$785
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$488
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$479
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$416
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$446
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$558
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$434
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$399
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$475
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$651
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$515
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$567
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$347
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$529
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$479
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$311
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$564
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$449
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$455
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$352
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$335
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$423