Jeddah vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1155
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$541
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$841
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2303
$1061
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
70
😀 Quality of life
79
78
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.4M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 7% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4809th and 4611th ($1155 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 894th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2007
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.34
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.72
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$85.1
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6703
$9717

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$918
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$903
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$911
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$940
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$500
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$862
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$499
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$860
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1116
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$533
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$348
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$498
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$967
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$825
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$971
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1069
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$365
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$428
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$346
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1627
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$354
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$560
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$498
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$826
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$517
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$925
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$499
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$398
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$769
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$879
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$500

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$730
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$766
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$707
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$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
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$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
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$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