Madrid vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2089
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4820
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$1219
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$2088
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$518
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2681
$1229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
71
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
3.51M
1.21M

The cost of living in Madrid is 57% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1805th and 4516th ($2089 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Spain vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 190th and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Sofia

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Madrid Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.4
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.79
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1380
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2540
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.15%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8795
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4558
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.77
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.06
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$702
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14237
$11223

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1747
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1648
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1671
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1688
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1697
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1226
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1350
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1366
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1251
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1384
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1433
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1408
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1215
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$918
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1260
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1387
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1343
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1451
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1349
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1461
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1146
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1253
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1462
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1356
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1435
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1471
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1300
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1734
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1365
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1123
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1388
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1331
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1299
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$957
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1385
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1366
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784