Los Angeles vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$3082
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$629
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$1103
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$1061
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	99	70
😀 Quality of life	94	78
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.4M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 170% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 65th and 4611th ($3361 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 74th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Sofia

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	Los Angeles	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$2.98
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$9717

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$730
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$766
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$707
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$854
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$776
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$836
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$819
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$575
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$642
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$668
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$702
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$670
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$643
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$572
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$849
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1080
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$964
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$909
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$557
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$678
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$720
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$592
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$675
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$996
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$692
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1048
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$699
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1091
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$918
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$591
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1013
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$667
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$777