Alexandria vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$1394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	50	70
😀 Quality of life	48	78
🏙️ Population	4.87M	1.4M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 70% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 9165th and 5261st ($316 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Egypt and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Egypt vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6367th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Sofia

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	Alexandria	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$6749

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633