Dubai vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$1229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
71
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
3.94M
1.21M

The cost of living in Dubai is 82% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1039th and 4516th ($2420 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Bulgaria, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 203rd and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Sofia

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Dubai Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$11223

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Sofia

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