Kathmandu vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$122
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$1229
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
29
71
😀 Quality of life
51
78
🏙️ Population
846K
1.21M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 69% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8958th and 4516th ($412 vs $1329) 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 0.5 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 6657th and 995th 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
$1.72
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$11223

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$284
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$395
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$281
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$295
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$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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Distance City Cost of living
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$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
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$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
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$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784