Male vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1320
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$818
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$1403
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.1
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$988
$1061
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
70
😀 Quality of life
66
78
🏙️ Population
133K
1.4M

The cost of living in Male is 6% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4439th and 4611th ($1320 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Maldives and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Maldives vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5057th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Sofia

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Male Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1575
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$81.2
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2585
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1897
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.39
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.83
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.1
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.82
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.39
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3575
$9717

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$300
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$382
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$351
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$296
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$590
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$646
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$356
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$626
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$512
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$469
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$420
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$479
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$286
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$347
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$321
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$310
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$326
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$440
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$317
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$535
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$347
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$286
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$300
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$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$346
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$295
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$400
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$530
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$283
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$524
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$300
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$355
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$340
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$327

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$730
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$766
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$707
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$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
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$670
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$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
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$849
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$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
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$1080
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$964
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$909
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$703
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$752
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$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
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$699
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$1091
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$1225
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$828
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$918
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$591
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$1013
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$667
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$777