Athens vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$722
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$1229
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
71
😀 Quality of life
81
78
🏙️ Population
643K
1.21M

The cost of living in Athens is 10% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4184th and 4516th ($1462 vs $1329) 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 0.9 months in Sofia. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 639th and 995th 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
$16.7
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$11223

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1663
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1139
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1069
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1199
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1031
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1165
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$954
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2084
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1130
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1104
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1010
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1272
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1124
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1900
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1110
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1079
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1320
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1207
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1040
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1068
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1075
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$822
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1013
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1360

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784