Bristol vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Bristol Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2450
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5926
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$1538
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$2689
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$596
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3490
$1061
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
70
😀 Quality of life
89
78
🏙️ Population
472K
1.4M

The cost of living in Bristol is 97% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 941st and 4611th ($2450 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Bulgaria, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Bristol compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Bristol ranked 43rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 264th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Bristol vs Sofia infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Bristol vs Sofia

Prices for goods and services in Bristol and Sofia are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Bristol Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.1
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.54
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.94
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1579
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2856
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2213
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.9%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7139
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6269
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$111
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.2
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.96
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.6
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$82.2
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2145
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24413
$9717

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bristol

Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$2166
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$2350
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1838
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1932
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1937
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$2105
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1968
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1900
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$2038
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$1942
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1827
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1744
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1885
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$2004
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1971
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$2080
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$2126
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1696
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1812
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1806
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2401
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$2022
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$2088
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$2099
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1764
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2495
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$2097
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$2116
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$2139
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1946
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1716
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$2042
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1853
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1963
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1795
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1802
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2346
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$1951

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777