Male vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$810
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$1726
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
71
😀 Quality of life
64
79
🏙️ Population
133K
1.21M

The cost of living in Male is 5% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4490th and 4339th ($1321 vs $1386) 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 1.2 months in Sofia. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5278th and 746th 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
$6.01
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$12236

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$342
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$291
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$261
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$243
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$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322

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Distance City Cost of living
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$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
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$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