Houston vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$1394
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	70
😀 Quality of life	91	78
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.4M

The cost of living in Houston is 118% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1229th and 5261st ($2265 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 1st in the United States and Bulgaria, respectively. Check the United States vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 97th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Sofia

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	Houston	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$6749

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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