Kabul vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$203	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$1394
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	30	70
😀 Quality of life	14	78
🏙️ Population	4.27M	1.4M

The cost of living in Kabul is 54% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8769th and 5261st ($474 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Afghanistan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 9071st and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Sofia

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	Kabul	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.38	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$6749

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633