Los Angeles vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Los Angeles Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3196
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7594
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$2049
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$3732
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$709
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4771
$1394
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
99
70
😀 Quality of life
93
78
🏙️ Population
3.9M
1.4M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 208% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 80th and 5261st ($3196 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 1st in the United States and Bulgaria, respectively. Check the United States vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 58th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Los Angeles Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.7
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.7
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.51
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.77
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2168
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1758
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4056
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3293
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.74%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8056
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7115
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.5
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.1
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.05
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.25
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1650
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28838
$6749

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2902
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3014
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2750
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3370
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2735
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3086
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3104
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2824
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2787
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2720
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3022
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3162
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2758
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2669
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2662
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3573
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2789
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3256
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2919

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$682
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$687
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$576
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$866
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$667
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$594
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$734
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$711
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$561
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$588
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$605
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$616
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$612
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$598
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$545
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$772
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$595
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$556
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$988
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$891
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$848
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$646
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$463
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$619
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$682
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$537
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$623
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$930
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$629
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$948
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1028
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$662
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$807
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$631
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$899
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$635
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$633