Bogota vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2124
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$399
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
69
😀 Quality of life
60
76
🏙️ Population
7.74M
1.38M

The cost of living in Bogota is 7% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6066th and 5668th ($883 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Colombia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Colombia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5338th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6983
$7940

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$724
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$433
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$645
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$530
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$416
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$525
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$511
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$727
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$567
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$597
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$617
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$551
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$639
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$594
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$639
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$507
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$812
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$493
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$867
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$778
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$648
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$649
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$720
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$649
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$552
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$455
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$416
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$593
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$708
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$612
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$617
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$646
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$659
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$624
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$633

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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