Hyderabad, India vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hyderabad	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$470	$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$3082
🏠 One person rent	$170	$629
🏘️ Family rent	$294	$1103
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.6	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$290	$1061
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	64	70
😀 Quality of life	64	78
🏙️ Population	9.31M	1.4M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 62% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8810th and 4611th ($470 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in India and Bulgaria, respectively. Check India vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Hyderabad, India ranked 7th best city to live in India vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5455th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, India vs Sofia

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	Hyderabad	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$380	$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.06	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1440	$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.6	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.82	$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.07	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.95	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.8	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.02	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.66	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2504	$9717

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Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$398
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$266
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$358
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$361
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$305
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$251
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$345
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$265
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$343
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$347
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$396
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$383
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$328
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$277
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$339
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$290
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$304
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$334
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$298
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$367
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$333
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$345
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$266
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$368
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$291
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$310
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$297
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$341
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$290
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$295
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$355
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302

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