Brussels vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$1229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
71
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
196K
1.21M

The cost of living in Brussels is 55% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1872nd and 4516th ($2065 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Belgium vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 99th and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Sofia

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Brussels Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.7
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$11223

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1894
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1886
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1910
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1838
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1877
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1851
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1834
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1785
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1864
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1809
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1890
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1920
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1706
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1702
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1796
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1692
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1734
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1763
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1766
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1734
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1887
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1849
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1742
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1857

Cities near Sofia

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