Edinburgh vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5387
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$1269
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$2336
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3522
$1394
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
70
😀 Quality of life
94
78
🏙️ Population
488K
1.4M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 106% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1491st and 5261st ($2140 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 34th and 723rd 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
$17.4
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.21
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.64
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1331
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$970
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2573
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1865
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.75%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6219
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4199
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.07
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1772
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21911
$6749

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1608
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1692
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1649
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1604
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1500
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1699
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1482
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1763
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2011
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1765
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1601
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1551
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1246
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1404
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1567
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1614
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1705
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1638
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1651
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1628
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1637
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1732
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1510
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1707
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1722
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1328
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1393
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1288
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1377
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1500
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1714
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1382
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1629
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1968
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1692

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