Genoa vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Genoa Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1613
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3831
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$769
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$1236
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2205
$1726
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
30
71
😀 Quality of life
80
79
🏙️ Population
559K
1.21M

The cost of living in Genoa is 16% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 3528th and 4339th ($1613 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 1st in Italy and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Italy vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Genoa compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Genoa ranked 31st best city to live in Italy vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 664th and 746th 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
$15.9
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.3
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.68
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$868
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$544
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1380
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3726
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1181
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.3
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.1
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.97
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.45
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.77
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.1
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.76
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96.4
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12735
$12236

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi Savona
$1578
54 km or 34 mi Tortona
$1429
62 km or 38 mi Alessandria
$1335
65 km or 41 mi Voghera
$1563
79 km or 49 mi La Spezia
$1565
79 km or 49 mi Asti
$1320
88 km or 55 mi Pavia
$1479
89 km or 55 mi Mondovi
$1386
93 km or 57 mi Imperia
$1469
94 km or 58 mi Piacenza
$1556
100 km or 62 mi Carrara
$1416
101 km or 63 mi Vigevano
$1725
109 km or 68 mi Vercelli
$1320
110 km or 68 mi Cuneo
$1264
111 km or 69 mi Lodi
$1330
113 km or 70 mi Buccinasco
$1803
113 km or 70 mi Sanremo
$1541
119 km or 74 mi Cremona
$1394
119 km or 74 mi Novara
$1271
119 km or 74 mi Parma
$1620
120 km or 74 mi Milan
$2328
121 km or 75 mi Viareggio
$1467
122 km or 76 mi Crema
$1426
122 km or 76 mi Turin
$1659
126 km or 78 mi Ventimiglia
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Monza
$1835
134 km or 83 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716
134 km or 84 mi Menton
$1568
136 km or 84 mi Saronno
$1808
139 km or 86 mi Reggio Emilia
$1488
140 km or 87 mi Seregno
$1706
140 km or 87 mi Pisa
$1613
141 km or 87 mi Lucca
$1555
142 km or 88 mi Monte Carlo
$4967
143 km or 89 mi Monaco City
$7483
146 km or 91 mi Livorno
$1669
146 km or 91 mi Biella
$1226
148 km or 92 mi Sassuolo
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Cantu
$1624
154 km or 96 mi Bergamo
$1497

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800