Dushanbe vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$276
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$1259
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
35
69
😀 Quality of life
40
76
🏙️ Population
863K
1.38M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 33% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7313th and 5668th ($638 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Tajikistan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 7225th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$7940

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$682
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$445
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$682
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$674
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$449
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$416
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$437
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$785
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$488
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$479
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$416
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$446
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$558
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$434
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$399
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$475
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$651
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$515
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$567
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$1662
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$347
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$529
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$479
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
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$582
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$311
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$564
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$449
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$455
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$852
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$660
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$719
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$712
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$702
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$602
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$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
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$626
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$581
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$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
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$760
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$691
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$576
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$1027
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$977
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$813
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$641
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$654
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$664
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$697
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$570
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$534
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$610
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$827
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$681
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$1027
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$713
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$1057
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$1177
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$704
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$616
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$692
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