Dhaka vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$118	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$1394
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	70
😀 Quality of life	54	78
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.4M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 59% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8899th and 5261st ($430 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5971st and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Sofia

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	Dhaka	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$6749

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633