Barcelona vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$1394
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
70
😀 Quality of life
87
78
🏙️ Population
1.7M
1.4M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 78% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2276th and 5261st ($1841 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Spain vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 270th and 723rd 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
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$6749

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

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