Medina vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1182
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$673
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1300
$1061
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
22
70
😀 Quality of life
70
78
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.4M

The cost of living in Medina is 5% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4743rd and 4611th ($1182 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 4114th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.56
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3803
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$9717

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$791
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$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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