London vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$2606
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$1389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	69
😀 Quality of life	99	78
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.4M

The cost of living in London is 229% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 37th and 5350th ($3427 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Kingdom and Bulgaria, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in London compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 2nd and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Sofia

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	London	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23	$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$7369

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

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