Boston vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$1394
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
91
78
🏙️ Population
676K
1.4M

The cost of living in Boston is 242% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 24th and 5261st ($3547 vs $1037) 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 1.6 months in Boston compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 103rd and 723rd 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
$21.6
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$2.53
 Cappuccino
$5.8
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$7.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$6749

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825

Cities near Sofia

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