Gujranwala vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gujranwala	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$308	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$744	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$103	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$162	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$122	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.6	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$1394
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	43	70
😀 Quality of life	26	78
🏙️ Population	2.03M	1.4M

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 70% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 9184th and 5261st ($308 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1st in Pakistan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gujranwala compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Gujranwala ranked 9th best city to live in Pakistan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 8475th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gujranwala vs Sofia

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	Gujranwala	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.62	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.09	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.21	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$54.6	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$35	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$106	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$61.5	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.3	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.64%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$783	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$590	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.94	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.92	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.96	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.02	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.56	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.93	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.32	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$6.38	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.78	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.03	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.42	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$12.4	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$16.9	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$850	$6749

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Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$321
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$380
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$373
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$281
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$411
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$383
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$287
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$354
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$389
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$306
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$355
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$458
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$305
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$358
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$300
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$342
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$292
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$442
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$441
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$354
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$273
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$382
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$356
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$365
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$369
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$361
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$379
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$366
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$272
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$346
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$364
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$392
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$251
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$283
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$321

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$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