Lima vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$977
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2440
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$407
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$726
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$1394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
78
70
😀 Quality of life
65
78
🏙️ Population
9.94M
1.4M

The cost of living in Lima is 6% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5647th and 5261st ($977 vs $1037) 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 4234th and 723rd 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
$4.73
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.33
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$943
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.6
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1418
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.7
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.94
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.11
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.4
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7764
$6749

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$790
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$727
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$685
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$562
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$614
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$622
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$656
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$561
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$598
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$504
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$591
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$714
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$489
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$549
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$626
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$562
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$549
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$598
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$580
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$548
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$588
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$547
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$565
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$520
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$505
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$518
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$600
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$513
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$505
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$414
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$694
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$748
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$463
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$569
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$735
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$758
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$673
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$688
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$697

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$682
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$687
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$576
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$866
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$667
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$594
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$734
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$711
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$561
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$588
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$605
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$616
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$612
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$598
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$545
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$772
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$595
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$556
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$988
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$891
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$848
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$646
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$463
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$619
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$682
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$537
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$623
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$930
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$629
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$948
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1028
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$662
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$807
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$631
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$899
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$635
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$633