Bratislava vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3697
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$884
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$1498
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1756
$1229
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
71
😀 Quality of life
81
78
🏙️ Population
479K
1.21M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 18% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 3861st and 4516th ($1561 vs $1329) 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 0.9 months in Sofia. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 669th and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.3
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$921
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1639
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6104
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4214
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.68
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$746
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14476
$11223

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$2213
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$1885
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$1898
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$930
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$1114
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$1829
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$1180
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$1036
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1922
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1278
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1284
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1196
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1633
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$875
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1291
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$989
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1821
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$1263
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$991
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1804
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1639
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1404
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1312
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$1036
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$1026
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1281
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1247
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1246
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$1119
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1153
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$1130
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1394
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$998

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Distance City Cost of living
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$713
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$763
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$717
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$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
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$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
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$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