Kyiv vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$456
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$1061
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
70
😀 Quality of life
68
78
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.4M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 29% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6330th and 4611th ($879 vs $1244) 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 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 4632nd and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.82
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.6
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.58
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.87%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2254
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.9
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$376
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7835
$9717

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$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
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777