London vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$2371
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$1259
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	69
😀 Quality of life	98	76
🏙️ Population	8.91M	1.38M

The cost of living in London is 249% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 38th and 5668th ($3321 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.2 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 5th and 907th 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	$19.7	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$7940

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

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