Beirut vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$641
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$1726
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
74
71
😀 Quality of life
63
79
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.21M

The cost of living in Beirut is 4% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4177th and 4339th ($1441 vs $1386) 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 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5483rd and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Sofia

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Beirut Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.49
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$12236

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1204
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1093
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$927
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$841
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1918
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800