Beirut vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$605
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$1394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
75
70
😀 Quality of life
63
78
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.4M

The cost of living in Beirut is 21% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4326th and 5261st ($1255 vs $1037) 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 0.4 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 4772nd and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$6749

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

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