Columbus vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$1389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
69
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
906K
1.4M

The cost of living in Columbus is 116% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1248th and 5350th ($2252 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 65th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 242nd and 707th 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
$19.9
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$7369

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668