Almaty vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Almaty Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$499
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$1389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
69
😀 Quality of life
65
78
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.4M

The cost of living in Almaty is 10% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6015th and 5350th ($941 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 4176th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Almaty vs Sofia infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Almaty vs Sofia

Prices for goods and services in Almaty and Sofia are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Almaty Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$7369

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Almaty

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

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