Austin vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Austin	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2475	$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5680	$3422
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$707
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$1232
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5010	$1726
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	71
😀 Quality of life	90	79
🏙️ Population	962K	1.21M

The cost of living in Austin is 79% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 932nd and 4339th ($2475 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th and 1st in the United States and Bulgaria, respectively. Check the United States vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Austin ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 192nd and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Sofia

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	Austin	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$3.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.34	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1888	$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2018	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3142	$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20982	$12236

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2058
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2149
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2110
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2125
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2120
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1857
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2105
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2093
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2070
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2071
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1950
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1843
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2066
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2003
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1900
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2093
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1860
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2093
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2107
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2148
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2111
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2261
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2064
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2164
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2206
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2142
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$1916
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2025
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2316

Cities near Sofia

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