Kazan vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazan Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2109
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$458
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.9
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$809
$1061
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
54
70
😀 Quality of life
65
78
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.4M

The cost of living in Kazan is 30% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6377th and 4611th ($868 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 5213th and 1070th 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
$7.32
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.9
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.13
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$543
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$619
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.3
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.9%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3331
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2289
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.37
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.56
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.6
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14288
$9717

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$755
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$709
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$686
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$635
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$692
297 km or 185 mi Samara
$796
308 km or 191 mi Saransk
$719
314 km or 195 mi Kirov
$536
323 km or 200 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
355 km or 221 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
392 km or 243 mi Penza
$537
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$658
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$802
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$714
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$698
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$725
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$783
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$615
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$758
528 km or 328 mi Oral
$548
542 km or 337 mi Vladimir
$650
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$765
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$695
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$672
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$672
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$692
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$620
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$863
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$754
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$544
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$678
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$898
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$763
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$843
702 km or 436 mi Lyubertsy
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Distance City Cost of living
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$730
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$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
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$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777