Genoa vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Genoa Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1620
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3831
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$769
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$1229
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$566
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2028
$1061
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
30
70
😀 Quality of life
81
78
🏙️ Population
559K
1.4M

The cost of living in Genoa is 30% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 3439th and 4611th ($1620 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 37th best city to live in Italy vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 700th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Genoa Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.68
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$859
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1298
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3735
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1506
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.3
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.7
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.4
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.99
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.58
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.5
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.5
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.8
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$518
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10399
$9717

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi Savona
$1642
54 km or 34 mi Tortona
$1469
62 km or 38 mi Alessandria
$1308
65 km or 41 mi Voghera
$1624
79 km or 49 mi La Spezia
$1615
79 km or 49 mi Asti
$1268
88 km or 55 mi Pavia
$1474
89 km or 55 mi Mondovi
$1336
93 km or 57 mi Imperia
$1473
94 km or 58 mi Piacenza
$1582
100 km or 62 mi Carrara
$1414
101 km or 63 mi Vigevano
$1770
109 km or 68 mi Vercelli
$1316
110 km or 68 mi Cuneo
$1257
111 km or 69 mi Lodi
$1344
113 km or 70 mi Buccinasco
$1792
113 km or 70 mi Sanremo
$1504
119 km or 74 mi Cremona
$1402
119 km or 74 mi Novara
$1264
119 km or 74 mi Parma
$1589
120 km or 74 mi Milan
$2307
121 km or 75 mi Viareggio
$1393
122 km or 76 mi Crema
$1474
122 km or 76 mi Turin
$1582
126 km or 78 mi Ventimiglia
$1563
134 km or 83 mi Monza
$1764
134 km or 83 mi Busto Arsizio
$1781
134 km or 84 mi Menton
$1488
136 km or 84 mi Saronno
$1808
139 km or 86 mi Reggio Emilia
$1446
140 km or 87 mi Seregno
$1699
140 km or 87 mi Pisa
$1472
141 km or 87 mi Lucca
$1499
142 km or 88 mi Monte Carlo
$4203
143 km or 89 mi Monaco City
$9122
146 km or 91 mi Livorno
$1510
146 km or 91 mi Biella
$1263
148 km or 92 mi Sassuolo
$1589
148 km or 92 mi Cantu
$1649
154 km or 96 mi Bergamo
$1547

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777