Doha vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$1259
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
69
😀 Quality of life
79
76
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.38M

The cost of living in Doha is 97% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2137th and 5668th ($1872 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Qatar vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 501st and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Sofia

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Doha Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$7940

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619