Bratislava vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1307
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$719
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1173
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.3
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$1389
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
69
😀 Quality of life
80
78
🏙️ Population
476K
1.4M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 25% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4319th and 5350th ($1307 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Slovakia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bratislava compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 506th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.6
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.52
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$529
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1189
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5419
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3950
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.8
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.3
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.31
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$77
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15558
$7369

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$788
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$860
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$1698
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$989
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$935
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$1188
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$1062
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$1051
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1067
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$1130
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$789
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$1150
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$898
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$1653
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$1136
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$910
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$1632
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$1344
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$1220
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1094
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$883
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$952
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
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$1065
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1137
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1195
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$938
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1211
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$876
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$1574
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$1485
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$849

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$712
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$876
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$610
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$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
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$634
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$529
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$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
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$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
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$912
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$744
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$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
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$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
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$668
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$1086
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$1223
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$692
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$737
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$624
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$985
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$685
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$668