Bangalore vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$219	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$1394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	74	70
😀 Quality of life	68	78
🏙️ Population	12.3M	1.4M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 49% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8398th and 5261st ($533 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in India and Bulgaria, respectively. Check India vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 3159th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Sofia

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	Bangalore	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$6749

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

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