Bristol vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2592
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6226
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$2880
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3466
$1229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
71
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
472K
1.21M

The cost of living in Bristol is 95% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 749th and 4516th ($2592 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.3 months in Bristol compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Bristol ranked 19th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 126th and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Sofia

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Bristol Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.4
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$109
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.23
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1319
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3174
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$338
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.88%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7094
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5399
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$123
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.3
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.77
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.04
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.4
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.1
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2381
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26772
$11223

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Cities near Bristol

Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$2273
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$2464
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1894
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1994
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1996
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$2194
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1983
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1921
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$2109
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$1918
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1912
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1768
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1928
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$2071
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1996
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$2138
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$2138
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1742
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1830
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1820
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2445
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$2055
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$2127
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$2147
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1753
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2614
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$2147
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$2209
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$2286
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1902
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1885
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1769
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1887
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$2130
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1910
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1975
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1833
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1815
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2454
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$2006

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$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
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$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
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$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