Male vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1311
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$805
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$866
$1229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
71
😀 Quality of life
64
78
🏙️ Population
133K
1.21M

The cost of living in Male is 1% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4552nd and 4516th ($1311 vs $1329) 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 5347th and 995th 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
$6.02
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.65
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1472
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2247
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3300
$11223

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$269
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$299
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$387
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$350
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$293
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$609
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$676
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$349
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$627
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$518
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$487
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$414
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$499
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$271
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$348
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$316
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$299
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$331
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$447
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$320
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$554
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
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$303
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$285
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$349
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$297
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$273
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327

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$713
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$763
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$717
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$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
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$705
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$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
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$887
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$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
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$1002
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$983
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$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
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$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
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$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
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$759
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$1122
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$1272
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$851
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$948
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$607
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$1041
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$678
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$784