Glasgow vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Glasgow	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4848	$2606
🏠 One person rent	$1146	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3562	$1389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	69
😀 Quality of life	96	78
🏙️ Population	626K	1.4M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 93% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1833rd and 5350th ($2013 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Bulgaria, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Glasgow compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 19th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Sofia

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	Glasgow	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.22	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.44	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2451	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3909	$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3280	$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.79	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.9	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.6	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.3	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1167	$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12979	$7369

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1793
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1793
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1599
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1625
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1573
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1710
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1744
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1420
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2246
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1647
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1390
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1545
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1732
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1467
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1830
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1830
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1805
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1989
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1800
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1734
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1706
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1688
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1459
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1602
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1571
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1491
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1783
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1763
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1364

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$712
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$876
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$943
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$706
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$684
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$770
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$743
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$571
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$589
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$640
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$634
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$529
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$589
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$549
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$785
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$661
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1043
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$912
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$744
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$521
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$661
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$641
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$545
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$947
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$663
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1055
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$668
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1086
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$737
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$624
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$985
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$685
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$668