Hamilton vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2089
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4653
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$1278
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$2143
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$570
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2852
$1229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
71
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
569K
1.21M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 57% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1801st and 4516th ($2089 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 0.9 months in Sofia. Hamilton ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 111th and 995th 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
$18.2
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.8
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.07
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1132
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1911
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.2
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.48%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10419
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.4
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.9
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$634
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17166
$11223

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2237
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2360
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1901
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2087
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2357
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2079
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2073
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2151
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$2046
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2144
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1999
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1801
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2493
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2309
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1910
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2073
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2222
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1735
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2277
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2246
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2083
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2173
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$1870
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2035
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2136
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2115
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1605
116 km or 72 mi London
$1916
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1804
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1480
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$2036
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1992
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1680

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784