Edinburgh vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$1726
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
71
😀 Quality of life
92
79
🏙️ Population
488K
1.21M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 66% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1307th and 4339th ($2295 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Bulgaria, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 83rd and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Sofia

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Edinburgh Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$12236

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800