Jeddah vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2695
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$511
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2204
$1389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
69
😀 Quality of life
75
78
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.4M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 8% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4828th and 5350th ($1123 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in Sofia. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 1110th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Sofia

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Jeddah Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2216
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.3
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6009
$7369

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$853
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$895
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$895
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$915
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$491
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$828
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$492
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$934
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1094
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$524
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$324
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$488
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$940
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$944
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$988
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$490
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$988
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$314
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$333
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$278
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1586
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$294
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$550
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$491
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$686
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$393
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$935
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$489
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$350
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$806
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$868
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$491

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$712
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$876
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$610
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$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