Al Ain vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Al Ain	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2765	$2606
🏠 One person rent	$560	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$1195	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$317	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.7	$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3674	$1389
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	37	69
😀 Quality of life	79	78
🏙️ Population	767K	1.4M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 0.7% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5284th and 5350th ($1050 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Bulgaria, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 600th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Sofia

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	Al Ain	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.15	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$460	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$820	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.9	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.73%	3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2023	$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1222	$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.68	$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.18	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.1	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.7	$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$665	$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6250	$7369

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1232
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2309
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1503
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2084
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$786
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$994
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1110
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1810
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1719
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$687
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$561
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$547
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1218
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1267
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$556
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1226
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$520
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$639
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$531
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$870
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$989
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$878
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$558
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$928
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$467
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$546
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$548
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$541
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$537
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$831
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$806
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$489
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$577

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$712
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$876
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$943
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$706
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$684
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$770
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$743
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$571
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$589
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$640
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$634
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$529
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$589
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$549
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$785
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$661
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1043
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$912
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$744
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$521
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$661
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$641
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$545
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$947
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$663
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1055
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$668
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1086
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$737
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$624
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$985
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$685
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$668