Dubai vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2379
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5357
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$1601
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$2918
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$453
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$1394
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
70
😀 Quality of life
87
78
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.4M

The cost of living in Dubai is 129% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 989th and 5261st ($2379 vs $1037) 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 1.3 months in Sofia. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 288th and 723rd 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
$10.9
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.6
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$6.1
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1909
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3782
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.5
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6638
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3507
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.2
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.1
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.2
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$903
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13241
$6749

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536

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