Dushanbe vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$401
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1726
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
35
71
😀 Quality of life
47
79
🏙️ Population
948K
1.21M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 44% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6897th and 4339th ($773 vs $1386) 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 1.2 months in Sofia. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6988th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dushanbe Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.86
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$12236

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$568
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$497
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$583
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$468
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$599
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$610
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$500
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$447
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$842
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$470
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
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$570
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$587
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$504
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$381
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$646
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$488
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$555
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$549
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$373
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$535
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$456
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$373
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$438

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$731
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$749
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$709
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$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
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$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800