Genoa vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Genoa Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1450
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3648
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$683
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$1262
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1898
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
30
69
😀 Quality of life
75
76
🏙️ Population
559K
1.38M

The cost of living in Genoa is 52% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 3618th and 5668th ($1450 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in Italy and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Italy vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Genoa compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Genoa ranked 37th best city to live in Italy vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 956th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Genoa Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.3
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.46
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$661
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1008
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.94%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2923
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1457
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.17
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.5
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.23
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.17
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.2
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.4
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$518
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10859
$7940

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$1575
54 km or 34 mi Tortona
$1406
62 km or 38 mi Alessandria
$1364
65 km or 41 mi Voghera
$1475
79 km or 49 mi La Spezia
$1248
79 km or 49 mi Asti
$1234
88 km or 55 mi Pavia
$1294
89 km or 55 mi Mondovi
$1245
93 km or 57 mi Imperia
$1308
94 km or 58 mi Piacenza
$1353
100 km or 62 mi Carrara
$1389
101 km or 63 mi Vigevano
$1471
109 km or 68 mi Vercelli
$1066
110 km or 68 mi Cuneo
$1103
111 km or 69 mi Lodi
$1238
113 km or 70 mi Buccinasco
$1565
113 km or 70 mi Sanremo
$1341
119 km or 74 mi Cremona
$1346
119 km or 74 mi Novara
$1271
119 km or 74 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Milan
$2074
121 km or 75 mi Viareggio
$1372
122 km or 76 mi Crema
$1396
122 km or 76 mi Turin
$1369
126 km or 78 mi Ventimiglia
$1488
134 km or 83 mi Monza
$1567
134 km or 83 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
134 km or 84 mi Menton
$1400
136 km or 84 mi Saronno
$1444
139 km or 86 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
140 km or 87 mi Seregno
$1472
140 km or 87 mi Pisa
$1290
141 km or 87 mi Lucca
$1405
142 km or 88 mi Monte Carlo
$4714
143 km or 89 mi Monaco City
$7262
146 km or 91 mi Livorno
$1383
146 km or 91 mi Biella
$1166
148 km or 92 mi Sassuolo
$1416
148 km or 92 mi Cantu
$1575
154 km or 96 mi Bergamo
$1302

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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