Indianapolis vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Indianapolis	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2382	$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5728	$3082
🏠 One person rent	$1450	$629
🏘️ Family rent	$2501	$1103
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4546	$1061
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	70	70
😀 Quality of life	91	78
🏙️ Population	888K	1.4M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 91% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1089th and 4611th ($2382 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 957th 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 Indianapolis compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Indianapolis ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 186th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Sofia

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	Indianapolis	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$2.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1547	$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1154	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2724	$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1963	$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.29	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1686	$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27445	$9717

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2070
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1941
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2035
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2017
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1984
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1969
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1847
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1971
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1848
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1769
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2097
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1731
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1484
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2031
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1851
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1857
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1559
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1915
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1905
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1993
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1990
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1922
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1957
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2480
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1899
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1845
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2140
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1925
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1917
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1980
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1965
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1862
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1850
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1961

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