Antwerp vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1640
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3817
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$832
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$1320
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2545
$1394
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
87
70
😀 Quality of life
89
78
🏙️ Population
529K
1.4M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 58% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2896th and 5261st ($1640 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Belgium and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Belgium vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 203rd and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Antwerp Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$636
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1346
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.38%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4167
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3351
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.1
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.4
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$586
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12170
$6749

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1523
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1541
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1556
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1318
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1446
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1475
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1492
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1890
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1599
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1362
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1663
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1816
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1542
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1805
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1667
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1683
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1642
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1692
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1685
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1486
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2001
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1739
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1618
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1560
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1559
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1515
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1626
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1788

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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