Boston vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$1229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
71
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
676K
1.21M

The cost of living in Boston is 174% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 30th and 4516th ($3638 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in the United States and Bulgaria, respectively. Check the United States vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 94th and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Sofia

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Boston Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$11223

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784