Birmingham vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1951
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4641
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$1137
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$1834
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3011
$1394
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
70
😀 Quality of life
94
78
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.4M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 88% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1973rd and 5261st ($1951 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Bulgaria, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 35th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Sofia

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Birmingham Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.87
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1380
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4882
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3808
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.1
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1512
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18058
$6749

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BirminghamSofia

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$349

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1732
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1718
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1728
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1608
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1737
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1736
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1744
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1903
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1452
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2009
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1798
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1569
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1750
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1633
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1450
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1600
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1805
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1727
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1759
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1693
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1591
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1739
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1790
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1686
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1623
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1814
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1820
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1748

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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