Kyiv vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$367
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$1259
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
70
69
😀 Quality of life
65
76
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.38M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 20% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6536th and 5668th ($760 vs $951) 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 4566th and 907th 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
$7.71
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$7940

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619