Kyiv vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Kyiv | Sofia | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Kyiv is 34% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6441st and 4516th ($882 vs $1329) 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 0.9 months in Sofia. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5524th and 995th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 157 km or 97 mi | Cherkasy | |
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| 250 km or 155 mi | Kropyvnytskyi | |
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| 277 km or 172 mi | Khmelnytskyi | |
| 302 km or 188 mi |  Soroca | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Rivne | |
| 305 km or 189 mi | Poltava | |
| 305 km or 190 mi | Sumy | |
| 313 km or 195 mi | Babruysk | |
| 349 km or 217 mi | Kryvyi Rih | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Balti | |
| 360 km or 224 mi | Pinsk | |
| 363 km or 226 mi | Orhei | |
| 365 km or 227 mi | Ternopil | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Kamianske | |
| 368 km or 228 mi | Dubasari | |
| 368 km or 229 mi | Lutsk | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Mogilev | |
| 392 km or 243 mi | Dnipro | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Chisinau | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Mykolaiv | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Tiraspol | |
| 408 km or 254 mi |  Bryansk | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Kharkiv | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Bender | |
| 410 km or 255 mi | Chernivtsi | |
| 411 km or 255 mi |  Botosani | |
| 412 km or 256 mi | Ungheni | |
| 420 km or 261 mi | Kursk | |
| 424 km or 263 mi | Iasi | |
| 430 km or 267 mi | Belgorod | |
| 431 km or 268 mi | Baranavichy | |
| 434 km or 269 mi | Minsk | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 26 km or 16 mi |  Pernik | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Vratsa | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Blagoevgrad | |
| 97 km or 60 mi | Bansko | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Pazardzhik | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Pleven | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Plovdiv | |
| 135 km or 84 mi |  Nis | |
| 142 km or 88 mi |  Stip | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Kumanovo | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Vidin | |
| 149 km or 92 mi | Asenovgrad | |
| 151 km or 94 mi | Strumica | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Gabrovo | |
| 168 km or 104 mi | Veles | |
| 175 km or 108 mi | Skopje | |
| 176 km or 110 mi | Pristina | |
| 178 km or 110 mi | Kavadarci | |
| 180 km or 112 mi |  Serres | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Drama | |
| 186 km or 116 mi | Craiova | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Stara Zagora | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Veliko Tarnovo | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Mitrovica | |
| 202 km or 126 mi | Haskovo | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Tetovo | |
| 210 km or 130 mi | Prilep | |
| 210 km or 131 mi | Slatina | |
| 215 km or 134 mi | Kavala | |
| 215 km or 134 mi | Alexandria | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Xanthi | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Drobeta-Turnu Severin | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Giannitsa | |
| 232 km or 144 mi | Thessaloniki | |
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| 246 km or 153 mi | Komotini | |
| 248 km or 154 mi | Bitola | |
| 248 km or 154 mi | Ruse |