Austin vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$3277
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$682
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$1187
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$1229
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	71
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	962K	1.21M

The cost of living in Austin is 84% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 985th and 4516th ($2444 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th 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 0.9 months in Sofia. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 217th and 995th 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	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$11223

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Sofia

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