Chennai vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$152	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$1394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	70
😀 Quality of life	66	78
🏙️ Population	6.6M	1.4M

The cost of living in Chennai is 59% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8897th and 5261st ($430 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in India and Bulgaria, respectively. Check India vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 4021st and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Sofia

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	Chennai	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.83	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$6749

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306

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