Lisbon vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lisbon	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1694	$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3935	$2371
🏠 One person rent	$1058	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$1856	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.7	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1220	$1259
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	69
😀 Quality of life	82	76
🏙️ Population	546K	1.38M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 78% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2695th and 5668th ($1694 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Portugal and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Portugal vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 372nd and 907th 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	$12.3	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$830	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2252	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3415	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.87	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.87	$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.4	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.8	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$570	$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14616	$7940

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1674
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1379
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1331
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1415
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1318
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1240
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1295
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1423
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1381
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1408
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1438
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1347
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1412
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1682
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1360
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1328
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1204
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1310
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1356
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1258
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1283
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1270
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1251
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1260
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1223
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1214
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1156
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1192
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1103
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1202
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1181
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1024
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1199
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1257
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1114
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1202

Cities near Sofia

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