Cleveland vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1865
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4488
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$1035
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$1837
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3355
$1259
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
83
69
😀 Quality of life
87
76
🏙️ Population
373K
1.38M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 96% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2157th and 5668th ($1865 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1791st 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 Cleveland compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Cleveland ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 222nd and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cleveland Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.7
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.83
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$4.85
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1039
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$784
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1381
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1196
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.5
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.19
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.35
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.23
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.7
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$919
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18748
$7940

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1932
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1905
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1891
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1943
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$1999
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1905
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1891
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2016
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1946
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1891
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1905
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$1975
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1848
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1953
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1934
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1958
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1930
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1917
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1902
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1900
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1936
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1795
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1904
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1974
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1718
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1756
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$2113
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1814
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1800
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1537
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1746
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1696
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1661
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1519
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1562
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1768
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1605
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1318
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1861
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$1842

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619