Athens vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$616
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1094
$1394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
70
😀 Quality of life
78
78
🏙️ Population
643K
1.4M

The cost of living in Athens is 23% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4281st and 5261st ($1272 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Greece and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Greece vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 656th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Sofia

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Athens Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.4
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$2.53
 Cappuccino
$4.11
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$7.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.7
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.01
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9915
$6749

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AthensSofia

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1437
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$957
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1022
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$967
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$980
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$955
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$990
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$836
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1838
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$981
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1011
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1033
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$900
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1099
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1030
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1659
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1015
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$934
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$973
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1131
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1052
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$909
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$943
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$930
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$764
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1027
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1150

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