Kazan vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazan Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2383
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$506
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$864
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$976
$1726
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
54
71
😀 Quality of life
64
79
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.21M

The cost of living in Kazan is 29% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5700th and 4339th ($981 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Russia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Russia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kazan compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Kazan ranked 4th best city to live in Russia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5282nd and 746th 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
$9.62
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.4
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.66
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.93%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4128
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2917
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.54
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.22
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.15
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.5
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14895
$12236

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$771
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$868
224 km or 139 mi Almetyevsk
$830
254 km or 158 mi Tolyatti
$789
279 km or 173 mi Izhevsk
$708
295 km or 183 mi Syzran
$792
297 km or 185 mi Samara
$845
308 km or 191 mi Saransk
$834
314 km or 195 mi Kirov
$648
323 km or 200 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
355 km or 221 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
392 km or 243 mi Penza
$614
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$748
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$913
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$791
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$788
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$840
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$895
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$705
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$873
528 km or 328 mi Oral
$620
542 km or 337 mi Vladimir
$821
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$804
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$812
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$781
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$694
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$771
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$727
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$1066
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$757
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$626
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$786
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$1055
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$780
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$952
702 km or 436 mi Lyubertsy
$1077

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Distance City Cost of living
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$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800