Bogota vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$441
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$424
$1061
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
89
70
😀 Quality of life
66
78
🏙️ Population
8.03M
1.4M

The cost of living in Bogota is 22% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5761st and 4611th ($976 vs $1244) 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 0.9 months in Sofia. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5073rd and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$866
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.7
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.49%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1958
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1388
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.7
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$325
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8995
$9717

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$848
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$722
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$762
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$546
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$515
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$506
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$637
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$678
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$655
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$581
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$960
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$667
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$730
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$777
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$679
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$565
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$950
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$511
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$1030
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$881
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$693
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$693
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$759
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$708
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$782
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$572
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$489
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$671
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$620
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$704
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$677
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$699
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$690
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$721
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777