Hamilton vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2017
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4455
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$1247
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$2030
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2780
$1394
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
70
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
569K
1.4M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 95% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1784th and 5261st ($2017 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Canada and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Canada vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 239th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Sofia

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Hamilton Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1072
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1990
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.79%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16293
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4716
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.8
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$605
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21263
$6749

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2185
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2142
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1783
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2089
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2370
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$1966
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$1899
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$1946
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$1846
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2056
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1977
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1554
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2453
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1771
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2267
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1888
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1861
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2447
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2009
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$1992
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2291
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1680
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2183
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2013
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$2019
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2432
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2021
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2145
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2107
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$2101
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2100
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2082
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2056
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1554
116 km or 72 mi London
$1936
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1840
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1849
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$2195
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1910
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1799

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