Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 28.0% cheaper than Sofia.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 42.7% less for restaurants
|
Sofia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.07
BGN19.90
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
BGN2.42
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 30.3% less for groceries
|
Sofia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
BGN8.98
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
BGN11.80
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.91
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 52.9% less for transportation
|
Sofia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
BGN10.44
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.68
BGN49.75
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,677.83
BGN49,747.11
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.14
BGN12.83
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 13.3% less for housing
|
Sofia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.00
BGN23.36
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.64
BGN982.51
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.37
BGN732.20
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.32
BGN187.50
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 3.3% less for childcare
|
Sofia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.23
BGN913.48
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,673.93
BGN13,792.85
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sofia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
BGN64.74
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 29.3% less for clothing
|
Sofia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.32
BGN129.99
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.26
BGN57.99
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.80
BGN179.39
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.08
BGN169.09
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
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