Dushanbe vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$355
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$160
$1229
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
35
71
😀 Quality of life
46
78
🏙️ Population
948K
1.21M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 45% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7063rd and 4516th ($735 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.9 months in Sofia. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 7083rd and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.22%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.9
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.1
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.6
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6746
$11223

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$590
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$635
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$454
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$609
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$619
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$488
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$513
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$429
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$827
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$679
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$653
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$736
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$457
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$561
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$447
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$436
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$549
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$562
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$585
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$473
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$1709
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$368
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$621
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$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
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$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
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$425
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$713
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$871
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$787
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$704
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$878
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$857
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$617
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$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
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$733
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$705
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$665
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$593
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$887
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$694
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$619
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$1108
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$1002
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$983
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$716
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$759
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$571
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$708
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$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
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$695
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$1031
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$724
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$1069
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$759
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$1122
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$1272
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$851
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$948
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$607
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$1041
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$678
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$784