Barcelona vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
69
😀 Quality of life
88
76
🏙️ Population
1.64M
1.38M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 86% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2423rd and 5668th ($1773 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Spain vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 193rd and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Sofia

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Barcelona Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$7940

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

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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