Bratislava vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1275
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3042
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$705
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$1188
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1458
$1394
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
70
😀 Quality of life
80
78
🏙️ Population
476K
1.4M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 23% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4275th and 5261st ($1275 vs $1037) 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 1.3 months in Sofia. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 568th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.61
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.93
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1238
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$908
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5323
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3848
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.63
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.63
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.54
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$586
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13266
$6749

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$784
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$919
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$1627
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$943
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$935
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$1586
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1039
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$1098
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1045
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$1381
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$701
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1118
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$987
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1559
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$1087
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$794
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1553
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$1329
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1169
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1107
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$786
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$892
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1085
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$750
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1075
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1104
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$983
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1120
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$827
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1237
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$1323
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$790

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$682
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$687
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$576
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$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
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$616
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$612
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$598
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$545
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$772
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$595
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$556
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$988
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$891
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$848
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$646
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
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$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
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$663
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$1028
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$1106
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$662
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$807
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$631
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$899
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$635
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$633