Calgary vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Calgary Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1928
$960
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4591
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$1089
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$777
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$81.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3636
$1049
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
54
71
😀 Quality of life
92
76
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.38M

The cost of living in Calgary is 101% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1896th and 5711th ($1928 vs $960) 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 1.9 months in Calgary compared to 1.1 months in Sofia. Calgary ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 67th and 721st 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
$16.5
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.8
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$863
$323
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2100
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1594
$582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$82.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.63%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4035
$2671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2923
$1739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.9
$27.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.7
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.3
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15623
$7512

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$2462
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1741
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1619
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1681
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1380
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1702
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1660
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$1542
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1727
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2149
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2022
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1678
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2026
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1502
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1833
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$1980
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1789
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$1994
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1577
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1471
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1665
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1668
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1866
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1359
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1922
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1802
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1570
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2275
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1625
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1482
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2424
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$1891
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2006
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$1819
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1801
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$1628
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$1966
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$1805
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1880
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1778

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$513
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$861
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$571
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$768
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$574
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$630
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$621
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$571
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$447
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$506
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$500
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$579
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$472
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$461
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$420
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$688
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$636
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$527
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$991
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$841
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$688
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$540
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$552
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$441
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$738
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$498
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$407
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$603
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1022
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$506
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$876
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$555
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$989
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1061
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$463
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$546
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$524
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1114
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$484
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$521