Ljubljana vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ljubljana Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3340
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$829
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.8
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1694
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
40
69
😀 Quality of life
79
76
🏙️ Population
284K
1.38M

The cost of living in Ljubljana is 51% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 3657th and 5668th ($1438 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Slovenia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Slovenia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ljubljana compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Ljubljana ranked 1st best city to live in Slovenia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 516th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ljubljana Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.5
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.7
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$781
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1410
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1074
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.29%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5102
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3992
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.45
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.11
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.46
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.14
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.3
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.6
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$484
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11214
$7940

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$1081
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$1664
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$1167
70 km or 44 mi Gorizia
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Trieste
$1279
80 km or 50 mi Rijeka
$1102
82 km or 51 mi Villach
$1581
87 km or 54 mi Izola
$1301
91 km or 57 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
94 km or 58 mi Piran
$1271
99 km or 62 mi Udine
$1284
102 km or 63 mi Karlovac
$997
102 km or 64 mi Maribor
$1133
114 km or 71 mi Zagreb
$1242
126 km or 78 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
133 km or 83 mi Graz
$1658
142 km or 88 mi Pula
$1008
143 km or 89 mi Murska Sobota
$929
144 km or 89 mi Pordenone
$1252
155 km or 96 mi Leoben
$1393
158 km or 98 mi San Dona di Piave
$1381
165 km or 103 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
173 km or 107 mi Bihac
$558
178 km or 110 mi Belluno
$1424
180 km or 112 mi Bjelovar
$913
181 km or 113 mi Treviso
$1345
183 km or 113 mi Venice
$1438
187 km or 116 mi Mestre
$1410
196 km or 122 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
197 km or 122 mi Mirano
$1396
199 km or 124 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
208 km or 129 mi Szombathely
$747
208 km or 130 mi Prijedor
$517
210 km or 131 mi Hallein
$1688
217 km or 135 mi Padua
$1593
220 km or 137 mi Sanski Most
$503
222 km or 138 mi Zadar
$1219

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Distance City Cost of living
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$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
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$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