Bogota vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$387
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$1389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
69
😀 Quality of life
59
78
🏙️ Population
7.74M
1.4M

The cost of living in Bogota is 17% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6226th and 5350th ($868 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 5388th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$7369

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$748
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$641
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$681
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$475
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$483
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$501
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$526
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$653
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$562
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$523
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$851
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$541
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$641
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$687
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$619
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$520
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$871
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$477
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$873
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$789
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$652
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$642
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$733
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$661
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$718
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$462
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$398
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$598
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$552
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$590
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$617
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$595
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$667
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$634
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668