Kyiv vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$419
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$1389
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
70
69
😀 Quality of life
64
78
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.4M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 24% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6450th and 5350th ($795 vs $1043) 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 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 4556th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$7369

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668