Lima vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1040
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2534
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$453
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$1061
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
79
70
😀 Quality of life
71
78
🏙️ Population
9.94M
1.4M

The cost of living in Lima is 16% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5274th and 4611th ($1040 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Peru and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Peru vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Lima compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 3631st and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.56
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$972
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1809
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8454
$9717

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$838
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$775
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$737
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$604
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$676
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$655
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$732
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$595
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$654
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$531
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$655
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$730
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$527
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$589
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$681
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$607
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$598
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$613
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$609
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$624
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$594
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$609
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$648
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$563
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$596
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$601
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$704
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$656
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$445
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$748
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$654
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$582
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$587
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$763
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$780
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$675
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$681
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$745

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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