Madrid vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1889
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4256
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1849
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$1389
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
69
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.4M

The cost of living in Madrid is 81% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2194th and 5350th ($1889 vs $1043) 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 1.3 months in Sofia. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 149th and 707th 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
$15.3
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1526
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6496
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4015
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.16
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.3
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$585
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10462
$7369

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581

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