Doha vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$1229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
41
71
😀 Quality of life
84
78
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.21M

The cost of living in Doha is 52% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1994th and 4516th ($2014 vs $1329) 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 1.5 months in Doha compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 537th and 995th 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
$8.75
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$6.17
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$11223

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1923
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1109
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1192
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1309
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$931
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1037
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$823
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1473
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2183
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$545
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$465
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1457
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$541
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$523
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1214
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$565
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1632
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$547
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1461
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$487
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$707
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$492
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$711
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$556
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$551
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$796
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784