Bangkok vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangkok	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$902	$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2711	$2371
🏠 One person rent	$405	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$1259
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	89	69
😀 Quality of life	75	76
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.38M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 5% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5960th and 5668th ($902 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Thailand vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 1087th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Sofia

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	Bangkok	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$581	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$855	$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.8	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.6	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5297	$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2469	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.71	$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.38	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.76	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.8	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12289	$7940

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$716
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$677
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$594
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$665
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$653
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$614
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$619
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$571
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$614
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$539
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$587
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$702
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$605
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$500
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$642
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1233
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$554
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$569
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$815
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$710

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$598
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$865
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$533
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$852
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$660
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$719
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$712
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$702
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$602
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$563
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$661
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$626
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$581
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$495
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$531
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$760
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$691
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$576
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1027
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$977
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$813
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$641
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$654
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$664
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$697
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$570
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$534
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$610
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$827
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$681
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1027
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$713
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1057
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$704
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$733
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$616
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1001
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$692
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$619