Lima vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$443
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$1389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
77
69
😀 Quality of life
64
78
🏙️ Population
9.94M
1.4M

The cost of living in Lima is 5% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5792nd and 5350th ($986 vs $1043) 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 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 4404th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Sofia

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Lima Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.59%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1773
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1434
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$7369

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$779
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$726
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$687
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$591
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$605
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$612
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$640
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$553
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$588
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$496
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$597
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$699
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$500
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$643
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$549
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$523
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$515
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$603
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$517
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$560
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$522
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$564
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$490
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$498
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$509
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$617
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$504
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$495
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$406
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$679
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$781
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$454
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$594
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$780
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$770
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$641
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$673
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$722

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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