Bristol vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2373
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5605
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$1525
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$2588
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3384
$1389
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
69
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
472K
1.4M

The cost of living in Bristol is 128% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 963rd and 5350th ($2373 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 39th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 229th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bristol Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.29
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.66
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.8
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1632
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1203
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2847
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2095
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$298
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7088
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6447
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.92
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.8
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.44
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.8
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.1
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1957
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24299
$7369

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Cities near Bristol

Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$2122
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$2197
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1799
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1947
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1938
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$2019
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1919
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1711
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$2023
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$1886
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1869
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1851
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1813
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$1838
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1919
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$2056
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$1954
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1680
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1807
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1799
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2459
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$2039
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$2074
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$2116
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1771
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2533
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$2092
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$2056
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$2023
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1927
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1695
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$2042
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1819
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1938
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1755
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1797
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2312
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$1750

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668