Manchester vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$3082
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$629
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$1103
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$1061
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	91	70
😀 Quality of life	93	78
🏙️ Population	548K	1.4M

The cost of living in Manchester is 82% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1330th and 4611th ($2265 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 107th and 1070th 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	$17.3	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$2.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$9717

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$730
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$766
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$707
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$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
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$670
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$643
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$572
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$849
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1080
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$964
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$909
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$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
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$699
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1091
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$918
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$591
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1013
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$667
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$777