Denver vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2775
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6485
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$1690
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$2926
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$695
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4922
$1061
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
70
😀 Quality of life
91
78
🏙️ Population
716K
1.4M

The cost of living in Denver is 123% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 434th and 4611th ($2775 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th 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 Denver compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Denver ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 183rd and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Sofia

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Denver Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.9
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.19
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$5.66
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1831
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1450
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3135
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2601
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5007
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3720
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.84
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.24
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.5
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.8
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$199
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1571
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16240
$9717

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Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2597
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2407
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2552
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2605
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2416
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2321
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2735
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2677
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2744
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2540
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2617
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2961
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2596
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2760
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2537
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2876
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2520
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2760
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2465
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$2019
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2231
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2430
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2377
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2385
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1771
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2353
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1895
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1850
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$2263
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1628
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2407
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1824
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1705
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1516
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2235
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2514
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2204
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1699
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1753

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777