Columbus vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
69
😀 Quality of life
87
76
🏙️ Population
906K
1.38M

The cost of living in Columbus is 132% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1282nd and 5668th ($2202 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 Columbus compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 202nd and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$7940

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861

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