Bristol vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2321
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5439
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$1480
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$2493
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$547
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3249
$1394
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
70
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
472K
1.4M

The cost of living in Bristol is 124% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1113th and 5261st ($2321 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 1.3 months in Sofia. Bristol ranked 45th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 236th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bristol Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.6
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.51
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.01
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1581
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1190
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2825
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2031
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.5
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.65%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6737
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6221
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$106
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.36
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.3
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1825
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23000
$6749

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Cities near Bristol

Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$2043
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$2164
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1717
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1889
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1852
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$1940
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1818
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1623
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$1924
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$1594
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1739
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1525
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1814
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$1897
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1902
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$1950
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$1984
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1569
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1704
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1691
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2312
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$1929
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$1946
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$1991
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1653
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2494
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$1998
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$2020
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$2039
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1798
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1885
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1608
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1728
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$1988
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1744
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1868
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1693
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1686
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2264
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$1679

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$682
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$687
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$576
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$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
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$616
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$612
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$598
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$545
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$772
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$595
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$556
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$988
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$891
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$848
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$646
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$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
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1028
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$662
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$807
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$631
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$899
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$635
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$633