Edinburgh vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$1259
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
69
😀 Quality of life
93
76
🏙️ Population
488K
1.38M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 115% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1692nd and 5668th ($2043 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 1.3 months in Sofia. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 64th and 907th 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
$17.3
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$7940

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619