Crete vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1324
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3122
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$635
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1169
$1726
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
32
71
😀 Quality of life
64
79
🏙️ Population
623K
1.21M

The cost of living in Crete is 4% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4482nd and 4339th ($1324 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Greece and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Greece vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5386th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Sofia

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Crete Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.8
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.72
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.33
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$449
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.6
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3975
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.71
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.11
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.81
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.21
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.2
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$433
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5223
$12236

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1291
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1166
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1302
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1863
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2043
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$953
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1472
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1636
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1307
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1228
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1146
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1439
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1182
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1037
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1160
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1403
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1311
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1123
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1143
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1008
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$875
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$358
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$883
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1253
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1179
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$811
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$617
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1038
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$719
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$933
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$682
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1109
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$743

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