Madrid vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1781
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4027
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$1048
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$1736
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2294
$1394
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
70
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
3.42M
1.4M

The cost of living in Madrid is 72% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2443rd and 5261st ($1781 vs $1037) 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 151st and 723rd 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
$14.7
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.36
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1203
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$853
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1428
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6884
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3988
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.4
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.89
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.7
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10042
$6749

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1433
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1573
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1389
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1387
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1309
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1293
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1056
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1204
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1084
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1201
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1235
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1212
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1086
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$812
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1098
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1286
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1107
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1209
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1157
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1261
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$983
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$947
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1241
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1220
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1316
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1101
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1126
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1532
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1241
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$930
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1241
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1100
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1324
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$806
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1204
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1221
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1522

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