Calgary vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$1394
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	70
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.4M

The cost of living in Calgary is 100% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1646th and 5261st ($2077 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Canada and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Canada vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 153rd and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Sofia

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	Calgary	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$6749

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633