Madrid vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1726
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3985
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$986
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$1693
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2362
$1259
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
69
😀 Quality of life
90
76
🏙️ Population
3.28M
1.38M

The cost of living in Madrid is 82% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2577th and 5668th ($1726 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Spain and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Spain vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 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 121st and 907th 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
$14.1
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1118
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2068
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.86
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.3
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.2
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9474
$7940

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1721
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1368
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1377
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1572
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1492
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1219
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1298
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1156
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1138
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1282
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1303
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1139
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1187
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1203
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1207
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$973
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$932
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1127
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1140
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1109
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$983
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1137
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1241
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1142
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$902
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1260
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1206
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1283
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1327
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1096
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$987
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$963
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1056
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1210
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$807
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1214
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1176
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619