Madrid vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2109
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$2104
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2569
$1726
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
71
😀 Quality of life
91
79
🏙️ Population
3.51M
1.21M

The cost of living in Madrid is 52% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1723rd and 4339th ($2109 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Spain vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 160th and 746th 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
$17.6
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1411
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2589
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.1%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9054
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4487
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.81
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.01
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.9
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.3
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$729
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16324
$12236

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1708
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1716
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1603
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1643
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1667
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1678
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1200
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1320
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1360
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1246
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1396
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1415
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1191
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$896
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1267
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1373
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1242
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1303
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1325
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1421
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1115
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1187
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1424
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1395
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1499
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1436
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1276
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1697
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1265
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1125
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1316
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1291
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1203
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$935
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1390
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1351
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800