Brisbane vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$1259
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
69
😀 Quality of life
95
76
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.38M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 148% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 930th and 5668th ($2356 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Australia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Australia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 18th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Sofia

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Brisbane Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$2.23
 Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$7.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$7940

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619