Antwerp vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$929
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$1726
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
87
71
😀 Quality of life
90
79
🏙️ Population
529K
1.21M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 32% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2660th and 4339th ($1834 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.2 months in Sofia. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 190th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Sofia

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Antwerp Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$12236

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1833
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1476
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1769
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1742
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2087
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1739
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1845
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1881
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2030
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1738
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1926
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1895
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1861
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1969
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1874
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1763
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2460
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2112
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1799
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1817
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1759
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1843
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1993

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800