Male vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1295
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3008
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$809
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1621
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.7
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$1389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
69
😀 Quality of life
61
78
🏙️ Population
133K
1.4M

The cost of living in Male is 24% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4342nd and 5350th ($1295 vs $1043) 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 0.8 months in Male compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5145th and 707th 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
$5.57
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.95
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$851
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1573
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$98.8
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.54%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2675
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.02
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.81
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.2
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.38
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.9
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.27
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.33
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$170
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3225
$7369

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$316
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$394
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$368
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$306
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$549
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$636
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$298
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$492
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$484
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$437
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$428
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$499
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$287
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$355
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$350
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$334
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$340
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$435
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$304
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$561
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$306
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$338
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$324
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$289
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$325
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$330
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$433
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$534
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$298
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$578
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$310
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$378
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$346
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$352

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$712
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$876
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$610
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$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
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$529
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$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
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$785
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$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
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$912
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$744
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$693
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$793
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$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
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$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
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$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
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$668
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$1086
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$1223
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$692
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$737
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$624
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$985
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$685
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$668