Hanoi vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$302
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$1061
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
70
😀 Quality of life
65
78
🏙️ Population
8.44M
1.4M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 48% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7418th and 4611th ($652 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5259th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Sofia

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Hanoi Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$9717

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777