Edmonton vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edmonton	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1835	$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4159	$3422
🏠 One person rent	$996	$707
🏘️ Family rent	$1618	$1232
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$1726
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	64	71
😀 Quality of life	91	79
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.21M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 32% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2656th and 4339th ($1835 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 1st in Canada and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Canada vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Edmonton compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Edmonton ranked 7th best city to live in Canada vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 133rd and 746th 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	$18	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$3.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1621	$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1273	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$776	$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9664	$12236

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1874
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2095
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1927
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1771
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1974
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1633
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1749
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1953
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2307
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1739
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2180
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2135
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2427
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2505
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1703
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1787
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2100
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2091
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2411
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2505
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2523
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2295
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2100

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