Charlotte vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2528
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5839
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$1559
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$2624
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$636
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4485
$1394
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
68
70
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
875K
1.4M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 144% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 761st and 5261st ($2528 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 1st in the United States and Bulgaria, respectively. Check the United States vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 252nd and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.6
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.06
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1601
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1337
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3268
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4188
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2832
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.61
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.65
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.14
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.26
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1337
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25956
$6749

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2271
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2269
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2188
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2225
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2166
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2147
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1891
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2136
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2177
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2182
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2072
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2170
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2117
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2090
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1474
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1851
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1951
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2058
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2136
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1925
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2091
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2098
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1934
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2169
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2292
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2011
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1809
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2404
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1929
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2530
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1907
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1902
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2184
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2144
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2697
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2106
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2100
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2309
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2100
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1888

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