Chicago vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$1229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
71
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.21M

The cost of living in Chicago is 112% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 375th and 4516th ($2822 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th 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 Chicago compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 22nd and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Sofia

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Chicago Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$11223

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784