Faisalabad vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Faisalabad	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$306	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$769	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$99.5	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$178	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$121	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$1394
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	43	70
😀 Quality of life	39	78
🏙️ Population	3.2M	1.4M

The cost of living in Faisalabad is 71% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 9193rd and 5261st ($306 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in Pakistan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Faisalabad compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Faisalabad ranked 6th best city to live in Pakistan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 7026th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Faisalabad vs Sofia

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	Faisalabad	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.78	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$7.14	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.57	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.22	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$67.2	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$45.8	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$144	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$100	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.9	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.12%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$774	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$901	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$3.57	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.19	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.58	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.76	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.37	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.54	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.72	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.9	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.4	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27.2	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1151	$6749

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Cities near Faisalabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Chiniot	$389
35 km or 22 mi	Sahiwal	$305
48 km or 30 mi	Gojra	$342
74 km or 46 mi	Jhang	$292
77 km or 48 mi	Okara	$300
83 km or 52 mi	Sargodha	$458
92 km or 57 mi	Hafizabad	$380
93 km or 58 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
121 km or 75 mi	Lahore	$411
125 km or 78 mi	Kamoke	$321
132 km or 82 mi	Gujranwala	$308
136 km or 84 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
146 km or 91 mi	Burewala	$356
159 km or 99 mi	Gujrat	$373
166 km or 103 mi	Khanewal	$361
169 km or 105 mi	Amritsar	$383
182 km or 113 mi	Sialkot	$281
201 km or 125 mi	Mirpur	$354
209 km or 130 mi	Multan	$392
222 km or 138 mi	Jammu	$287
238 km or 148 mi	Jalandhar	$358
243 km or 151 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
254 km or 158 mi	Islamabad	$442
261 km or 162 mi	Pathankot	$355
262 km or 163 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
268 km or 167 mi	Wah	$382
270 km or 167 mi	Ludhiana	$441
279 km or 173 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
286 km or 178 mi	Kohat	$379
323 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$346
325 km or 202 mi	Mardan	$366
331 km or 206 mi	Baramulla	$273
338 km or 210 mi	Srinagar	$354
352 km or 219 mi	Patiala	$365
359 km or 223 mi	Hisar	$251
362 km or 225 mi	Chandigarh	$369
365 km or 227 mi	Khost	$366
379 km or 235 mi	Bikaner	$297
379 km or 235 mi	Mingora	$364
391 km or 243 mi	Shimla	$272

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