Edmonton vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1769
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4094
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$948
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$1630
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2961
$1394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
70
😀 Quality of life
89
78
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.4M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 71% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2475th and 5261st ($1769 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 1st in Canada and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Canada vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Edmonton ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 181st and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Edmonton Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.07
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.91
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$961
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1601
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1315
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.25%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2327
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.47
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.2
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.1
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.5
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$689
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7826
$6749

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1588
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1656
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2077
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1743
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1871
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1778
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1614
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1487
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1786
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1446
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1770
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$1886
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1491
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1638
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2568
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1360
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$2007
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2299
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2284
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1540
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2174
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2163
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$2054
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2023
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1761
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2327
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1883
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$1969
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1792
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2490
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1612
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$2021
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2280
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2495
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2388
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2488
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2466
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2317
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$2009

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