Belgrade vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1172
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2936
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$607
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$1179
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$822
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
69
😀 Quality of life
70
76
🏙️ Population
1.38M
1.38M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 23% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4511th and 5668th ($1172 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Serbia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Serbia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belgrade compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 2979th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belgrade Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.8
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.25
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$2.23
 Cappuccino
$2.33
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1489
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.99%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4043
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2463
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.62
$7.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.47
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.57
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7519
$7940

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$967
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$585
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$733
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$661
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$681
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$807
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$673
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$645
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$737
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$767
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$849
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$678
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$604
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$704
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$719
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$742
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$702
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$661
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$663
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$545
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$664
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1030
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$722
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$755
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$702
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$835
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1028
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$648
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$706
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$691
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1004
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$742
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$675
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$672
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$806
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$777

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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