Bratislava vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1590
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3784
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$911
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$1556
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1723
$1726
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
71
😀 Quality of life
80
79
🏙️ Population
481K
1.21M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 15% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 3630th and 4339th ($1590 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Slovakia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 662nd and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$971
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$686
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1724
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6618
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4164
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.72
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.35
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.92
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.3
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.2
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$763
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16627
$12236

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$1883
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$1862
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$974
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$1172
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$1831
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$1150
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$967
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1941
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1218
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1257
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1156
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1619
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$917
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1255
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$928
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1805
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$1230
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$1063
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1789
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1628
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1430
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1265
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$1124
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$1032
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1252
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1201
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1148
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$1065
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1126
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$1195
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1340
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$1518
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$973

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$731
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$749
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$709
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$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
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$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
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$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
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$932
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$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800