Genoa vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Genoa Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1470
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3466
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$699
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$1087
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$509
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1750
$1394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
30
70
😀 Quality of life
77
78
🏙️ Population
559K
1.4M

The cost of living in Genoa is 42% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 3551st and 5261st ($1470 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 1st in Italy and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Italy vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Genoa compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Genoa ranked 39th best city to live in Italy vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 795th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Genoa Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.8
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$797
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3323
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1514
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.11
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.6
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.25
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.06
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.4
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.41
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$474
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10834
$6749

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$1512
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$1401
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$1293
65 km or 41 mi Voghera
$1389
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$1348
79 km or 49 mi Asti
$1209
88 km or 55 mi Pavia
$1271
89 km or 55 mi Mondovi
$1203
93 km or 57 mi Imperia
$1344
94 km or 58 mi Piacenza
$1334
100 km or 62 mi Carrara
$1328
101 km or 63 mi Vigevano
$1503
109 km or 68 mi Vercelli
$1202
110 km or 68 mi Cuneo
$1074
111 km or 69 mi Lodi
$1228
113 km or 70 mi Buccinasco
$1576
113 km or 70 mi Sanremo
$1362
119 km or 74 mi Cremona
$1240
119 km or 74 mi Novara
$1157
119 km or 74 mi Parma
$1403
120 km or 74 mi Milan
$2022
121 km or 75 mi Viareggio
$1280
122 km or 76 mi Crema
$1365
122 km or 76 mi Turin
$1424
126 km or 78 mi Ventimiglia
$1452
134 km or 83 mi Monza
$1586
134 km or 83 mi Busto Arsizio
$1496
134 km or 84 mi Menton
$1364
136 km or 84 mi Saronno
$1592
139 km or 86 mi Reggio Emilia
$1323
140 km or 87 mi Seregno
$1503
140 km or 87 mi Pisa
$1254
141 km or 87 mi Lucca
$1354
142 km or 88 mi Monte Carlo
$6747
143 km or 89 mi Monaco City
$6593
146 km or 91 mi Livorno
$1371
146 km or 91 mi Biella
$1162
148 km or 92 mi Sassuolo
$1400
148 km or 92 mi Cantu
$1506
154 km or 96 mi Bergamo
$1450

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$682
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$687
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$576
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$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