Edmonton vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1732
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3831
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$950
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$1492
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$521
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3155
$1259
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
69
😀 Quality of life
92
76
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.38M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 82% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2554th and 5668th ($1732 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 96th and 1st in Canada and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Canada vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Edmonton compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Edmonton ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 77th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Sofia

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Edmonton Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.5
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.9
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$2.23
 Cappuccino
$3.69
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$718
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1452
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1166
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.2
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3053
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$7.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.22
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.3
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.3
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$638
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7157
$7940

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1694
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1688
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2113
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1860
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1722
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1675
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1858
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1629
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1835
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$1696
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1424
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1718
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2798
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$2484
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2276
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1526
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2022
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$1795
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2445
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1760
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2023
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1990
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1526
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2595
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1568
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$2034
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2407
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2595
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2529
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2564
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2251
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2329
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$1908

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