Brussels vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$1389
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
69
😀 Quality of life
89
78
🏙️ Population
196K
1.4M

The cost of living in Brussels is 88% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1988th and 5350th ($1958 vs $1043) 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 173rd and 707th 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
$20.8
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$2.32
 Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$7.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$7369

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762

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