Lisbon vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lisbon	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1738	$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4010	$2606
🏠 One person rent	$1101	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1351	$1389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	69
😀 Quality of life	82	78
🏙️ Population	546K	1.4M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 67% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2758th and 5350th ($1738 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Portugal and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Portugal vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 437th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Sofia

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	Lisbon	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1300	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6911	$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3548	$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.48	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.6	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16143	$7369

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162

Cities near Sofia

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