Kathmandu vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$134
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1726
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
29
71
😀 Quality of life
47
79
🏙️ Population
846K
1.21M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 69% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8916th and 4339th ($424 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Nepal vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6934th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Sofia

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Kathmandu Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$12236

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$287
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$386
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$263
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$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800