Genoa vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Genoa Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1649
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3880
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$794
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2089
$1229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
30
71
😀 Quality of life
80
78
🏙️ Population
559K
1.21M

The cost of living in Genoa is 24% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 3453rd and 4516th ($1649 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 0.9 months in Sofia. Genoa ranked 34th best city to live in Italy vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 756th and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Genoa vs Sofia

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Genoa Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.7
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.3
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.67
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.09
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$907
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$561
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1417
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3815
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1265
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.38
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.06
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.23
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.89
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.8
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.46
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.1
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.2
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.4
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12007
$11223

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi Savona
$1660
54 km or 34 mi Tortona
$1471
62 km or 38 mi Alessandria
$1354
65 km or 41 mi Voghera
$1602
79 km or 49 mi La Spezia
$1618
79 km or 49 mi Asti
$1342
88 km or 55 mi Pavia
$1458
89 km or 55 mi Mondovi
$1375
93 km or 57 mi Imperia
$1490
94 km or 58 mi Piacenza
$1606
100 km or 62 mi Carrara
$1445
101 km or 63 mi Vigevano
$1769
109 km or 68 mi Vercelli
$1338
110 km or 68 mi Cuneo
$1294
111 km or 69 mi Lodi
$1371
113 km or 70 mi Buccinasco
$1778
113 km or 70 mi Sanremo
$1556
119 km or 74 mi Cremona
$1432
119 km or 74 mi Novara
$1290
119 km or 74 mi Parma
$1652
120 km or 74 mi Milan
$2370
121 km or 75 mi Viareggio
$1425
122 km or 76 mi Crema
$1474
122 km or 76 mi Turin
$1652
126 km or 78 mi Ventimiglia
$1627
134 km or 83 mi Monza
$1885
134 km or 83 mi Busto Arsizio
$1803
134 km or 84 mi Menton
$1516
136 km or 84 mi Saronno
$1817
139 km or 86 mi Reggio Emilia
$1468
140 km or 87 mi Seregno
$1675
140 km or 87 mi Pisa
$1622
141 km or 87 mi Lucca
$1595
142 km or 88 mi Monte Carlo
$4626
143 km or 89 mi Monaco City
$7861
146 km or 91 mi Livorno
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Biella
$1275
148 km or 92 mi Sassuolo
$1637
148 km or 92 mi Cantu
$1631
154 km or 96 mi Bergamo
$1582

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784