Indianapolis vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5041
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$1916
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4818
$1259
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
71
69
😀 Quality of life
89
76
🏙️ Population
888K
1.38M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 124% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1474th and 5668th ($2129 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1308th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Indianapolis ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 146th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.3
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.3
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$4.94
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1305
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$966
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2169
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.8
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1877
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1547
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.77
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.21
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.73
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.23
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$108
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1858
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27248
$7940

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2019
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$2034
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2032
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$2037
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2002
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1988
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1973
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1992
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1906
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1950
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1795
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1896
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2212
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1775
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1596
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1944
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1850
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$2127
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1846
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1465
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1840
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1732
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1889
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1486
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1826
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1750
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1803
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$1938
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1844
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1659
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$1907
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1709
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1721
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1507
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1919
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1844
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1904
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1857
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1798

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619