Cost of living comparison

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Dushanbe is 28.0% cheaper than Sofia.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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