Columbus vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$1229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
71
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
906K
1.21M

The cost of living in Columbus is 60% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1686th and 4516th ($2127 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th 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 0.9 months in Sofia. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 96th and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Sofia

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Columbus Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$11223

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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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