Beirut vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$623
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
75
69
😀 Quality of life
62
76
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.38M

The cost of living in Beirut is 26% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4447th and 5668th ($1195 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5118th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$7940

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

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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