Ljubljana vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ljubljana Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1719
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3951
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$1025
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$1729
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.8
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2014
$1726
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
40
71
😀 Quality of life
81
79
🏙️ Population
284K
1.21M

The cost of living in Ljubljana is 24% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 3144th and 4339th ($1719 vs $1386) 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 1.2 months in Sofia. Ljubljana ranked 1st best city to live in Slovenia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 653rd and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ljubljana vs Sofia

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Ljubljana Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.5
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.2
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$749
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1744
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1303
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$299
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6691
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5077
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.73
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.4
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$655
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14187
$12236

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$1347
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$1752
68 km or 42 mi Nova Gorica
$1170
70 km or 44 mi Gorizia
$1409
72 km or 45 mi Trieste
$1659
80 km or 50 mi Rijeka
$1342
82 km or 51 mi Villach
$1648
87 km or 54 mi Izola
$1372
91 km or 57 mi Wolfsberg
$1436
94 km or 58 mi Piran
$1381
99 km or 62 mi Udine
$1517
102 km or 63 mi Karlovac
$1072
102 km or 64 mi Maribor
$1279
114 km or 71 mi Zagreb
$1487
126 km or 78 mi Velika Gorica
$1265
133 km or 83 mi Graz
$1681
142 km or 88 mi Pula
$1029
143 km or 89 mi Murska Sobota
$1043
144 km or 89 mi Pordenone
$1409
155 km or 96 mi Leoben
$1409
158 km or 98 mi San Dona di Piave
$1556
165 km or 103 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
173 km or 107 mi Bihac
$661
178 km or 110 mi Belluno
$1441
180 km or 112 mi Bjelovar
$1144
181 km or 113 mi Treviso
$1747
183 km or 113 mi Venice
$1734
187 km or 116 mi Mestre
$1607
196 km or 122 mi Nagykanizsa
$911
197 km or 122 mi Mirano
$1659
199 km or 124 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
208 km or 129 mi Szombathely
$917
208 km or 130 mi Prijedor
$733
210 km or 131 mi Hallein
$1929
217 km or 135 mi Padua
$1876
220 km or 137 mi Sanski Most
$586
222 km or 138 mi Zadar
$1533

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Distance City Cost of living
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$731
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$749
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$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800