Brussels vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$1259
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
69
😀 Quality of life
89
76
🏙️ Population
189K
1.38M

The cost of living in Brussels is 97% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2147th and 5668th ($1869 vs $951) 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 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 148th and 907th 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
$18
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$2.23
 Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$7.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$7940

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619