Indianapolis vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2187
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5233
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$2114
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4970
$1389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
71
69
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
888K
1.4M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 110% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1397th and 5350th ($2187 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th 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 35th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 159th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.2
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.74
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1686
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.5
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1980
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.51
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.9
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1865
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27094
$7369

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$1999
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1978
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1927
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1745
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$1963
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1954
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1975
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1929
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1905
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1694
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1900
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2092
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1612
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1448
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1894
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1793
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1980
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1822
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1560
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1837
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1814
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1877
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1896
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1436
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1921
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1912
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1824
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2464
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1852
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1840
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2124
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1896
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1735
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1894
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1860
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1845
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1856
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1828

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668