Manchester vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$1229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
71
😀 Quality of life
93
78
🏙️ Population
548K
1.21M

The cost of living in Manchester is 78% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1156th and 4516th ($2365 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 1st in the United Kingdom and Bulgaria, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 78th and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Sofia

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Manchester Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$11223

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$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
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$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
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784