Kazan vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazan Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$929
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2282
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$493
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$878
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.4
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$871
$1229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
54
71
😀 Quality of life
64
78
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.21M

The cost of living in Kazan is 30% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6157th and 4516th ($929 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 0.9 months in Sofia. Kazan ranked 5th best city to live in Russia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5470th and 995th 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
$8.39
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.54
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.91
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$580
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1065
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.03
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.86%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2534
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.6
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.91
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.1
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$261
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15147
$11223

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$761
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$740
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$700
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$746
297 km or 185 mi Samara
$838
308 km or 191 mi Saransk
$773
314 km or 195 mi Kirov
$595
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$940
355 km or 221 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
392 km or 243 mi Penza
$585
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$677
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$853
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$767
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$743
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$793
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$837
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$695
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$811
528 km or 328 mi Oral
$604
542 km or 337 mi Vladimir
$732
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$757
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$757
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$726
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$680
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$738
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$664
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$950
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$729
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$595
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$738
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$957
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$760
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
702 km or 436 mi Lyubertsy
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$713
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$763
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$717
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$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
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$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
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$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784