Dublin vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2810
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$1872
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$3267
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3754
$1389
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
69
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
593K
1.4M

The cost of living in Dublin is 170% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 300th and 5350th ($2810 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ireland and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Ireland vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 21st and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Sofia

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Dublin Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.4
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.7
$2.32
 Cappuccino
$4.4
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1887
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1582
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3404
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2823
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7861
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6156
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$7.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.6
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.29
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.12
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.3
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.2
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1381
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9488
$7369

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Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2528
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2362
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2492
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1930
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$1933
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1854
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1805
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2207
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1830
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$1989
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1467
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1650
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$2066
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2427
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1761
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1491
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1647
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1755
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1761
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1797
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1784
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1889
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1789
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1749
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1556
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2459
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1675
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1694
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1828
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$1957
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1797
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1529
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1824
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1844
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1783
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1585
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1763
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1659

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668