Almaty vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$464
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$1394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
51
70
😀 Quality of life
66
78
🏙️ Population
2.23M
1.4M

The cost of living in Almaty is 15% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6143rd and 5261st ($881 vs $1037) 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 0.8 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 4016th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$6749

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$785
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$749
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$674
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$713
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$637
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$607
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$610
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$543
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$623
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$619
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$624
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$634
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$441
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$531
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$477
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$430
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$601
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$538
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$591
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$626
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$569
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$613
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$444
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$512
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$562
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$571
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$853
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$613
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$501
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$614
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$460
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$615
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$623
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$512
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$627
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$662

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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