Columbus vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$1726
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
71
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
906K
1.21M

The cost of living in Columbus is 54% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1634th and 4339th ($2140 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th 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 1.2 months in Sofia. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 266th and 746th 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
$20.9
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$12236

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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
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800