Kazan vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazan Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$654
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$325
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$55
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$578
$1389
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
54
69
😀 Quality of life
60
78
🏙️ Population
1.26M
1.4M

The cost of living in Kazan is 37% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7255th and 5350th ($654 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Russia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Russia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kazan compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Kazan ranked 6th best city to live in Russia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5204th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kazan vs Sofia

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Kazan Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.34
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.8
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.37
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2473
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1732
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.08
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.44
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.98
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.96
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4225
$7369

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$556
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$540
254 km or 158 mi Tolyatti
$513
279 km or 173 mi Izhevsk
$620
295 km or 183 mi Syzran
$522
297 km or 185 mi Samara
$589
308 km or 191 mi Saransk
$376
314 km or 195 mi Kirov
$463
323 km or 200 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
355 km or 221 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
392 km or 243 mi Penza
$514
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$562
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$567
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$559
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$422
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$484
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$518
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$498
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$519
528 km or 328 mi Oral
$530
542 km or 337 mi Vladimir
$616
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$507
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$503
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$533
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$508
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$515
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$480
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$660
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$539
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$480
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$623
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$633
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$531
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$537
702 km or 436 mi Lyubertsy
$797

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Distance City Cost of living
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$712
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$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$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