Barcelona vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$1389
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
69
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
1.66M
1.4M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 81% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2198th and 5350th ($1887 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 238th and 707th 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
$16.1
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$7369

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668