Kazan vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazan Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1621
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$307
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$503
$1259
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
54
69
😀 Quality of life
60
76
🏙️ Population
1.24M
1.38M

The cost of living in Kazan is 32% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7240th and 5668th ($646 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Russia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Russia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Kazan compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Kazan ranked 4th best city to live in Russia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5435th and 907th 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
$6
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$707
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.6
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.7
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.15
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.52%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2073
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.94
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.91
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.1
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4314
$7940

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$536
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$493
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$501
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$516
254 km or 158 mi Tolyatti
$500
279 km or 173 mi Izhevsk
$567
295 km or 183 mi Syzran
$518
297 km or 185 mi Samara
$623
308 km or 191 mi Saransk
$414
314 km or 195 mi Kirov
$456
323 km or 200 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
355 km or 221 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
392 km or 243 mi Penza
$542
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$562
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$547
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$537
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$427
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$468
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$513
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$497
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$511
528 km or 328 mi Oral
$526
542 km or 337 mi Vladimir
$597
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$488
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$494
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$496
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$501
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$488
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$493
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$629
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$497
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$455
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$612
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$645
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$487
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$531
702 km or 436 mi Lyubertsy
$656

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Distance City Cost of living
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$598
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$865
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$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619