Cost of living comparison

Tajikistan

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Romania

Bucharest vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 50.2% more expensive than Dushanbe.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 21.4% more in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 33.4% more in Bucharest
Housing: pay 29.1% more in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 4.4 times more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.6% more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 44.3% more in Bucharest

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and housing in Bucharest are more expensive than in Dushanbe. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Bucharest.

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Bucharest vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bucharest instead of Dushanbe, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Dushanbe	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.88 TJS44.99	$14.64 RON69.25	+200.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 TJS49.99	$7.32 RON34.63	+35.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 TJS5.57	$2.42 RON11.44	+300.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 TJS3.25	$2.25 RON10.65	+539.6%
Average			+152.1%

Dushanbe vs. Bucharest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.4% more for groceries

	Dushanbe	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 TJS5.69	$1.32 RON6.24	+113.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53 TJS50.99	$4.36 RON20.63	-21.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.10 TJS37.85	$6.22 RON29.40	+51.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 TJS16.68	$3.67 RON17.35	+103.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 TJS18.07	$3.05 RON14.45	+56.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TJS7.86	$0.57 RON2.70	-32.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 TJS11.87	$0.72 RON3.43	-43.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 TJS11.11	$0.69 RON3.25	-42.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 TJS5.22	$1.15 RON5.42	+102.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 TJS2.56	$0.36 RON1.73	+31.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 TJS1.74	$0.34 RON1.62	+81.7%
Average			+21.4%

Dushanbe vs. Bucharest - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.4% more for transportation

	Dushanbe	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.37 TJS40.37	$7.45 RON35.25	+70.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50 TJS299.95	$20.91 RON98.93	-35.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,250.83 TJS150K	$28,531.98 RON135K	+75.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 TJS33.99	$5.65 RON26.71	+53.3%
Average			+33.4%

Dushanbe vs. Bucharest - Cost of transportation

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pay 29.1% more for housing

	Dushanbe	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.18 TJS158.54	$9.27 RON43.83	-46.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$628.00 TJS5,795.70	$677.15 RON3,203.34	+7.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.75 TJS3,255.46	$451.32 RON2,135.02	+27.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.70 TJS477.10	$147.83 RON699.33	+186.0%
Average			+29.1%

Dushanbe vs. Bucharest - Cost of housing

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

	Dushanbe	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.42 TJS769.87	$627.11 RON2,966.59	+651.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,679.67 TJS52,416.23	$14,371.87 RON67,987.54	+153.0%
Average			+336.1%

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pay 72.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 TJS11.00	$3.76 RON17.81	+215.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 TJS16.50	$3.51 RON16.59	+96.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.79 TJS34.99	$6.43 RON30.42	+69.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.50 TJS419.93	$49.22 RON232.83	+8.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 TJS49.99	$8.37 RON39.57	+54.4%
Average			+72.6%

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pay 44.3% more for clothing

	Dushanbe	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.38 TJS224.96	$88.76 RON419.90	+264.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.65 TJS485.92	$38.43 RON181.80	-27.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.64 TJS716.55	$77.83 RON368.20	+0.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.34 TJS519.91	$91.69 RON433.74	+62.8%
Average			+44.3%

Dushanbe vs. Bucharest - Cost of clothing

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