Kathmandu vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1087
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$127
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$214
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$1061
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
28
70
😀 Quality of life
51
78
🏙️ Population
846K
1.4M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 66% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8921st and 4611th ($427 vs $1244) 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 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6559th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.76
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.8
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.19
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.29%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1810
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.8
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3066
$9717

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$293
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$293
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$386
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$284
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$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348

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Distance City Cost of living
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$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$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
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$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