Kyiv vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$431
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$446
$1726
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
71
😀 Quality of life
64
79
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.21M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 38% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6533rd and 4339th ($853 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ukraine and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5360th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Sofia

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Kyiv Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.15
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.89%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1122
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.68
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10572
$12236

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$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