Medina vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$391
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
20
69
😀 Quality of life
52
76
🏙️ Population
1.18M
1.38M

The cost of living in Medina is 6% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6017th and 5668th ($892 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6150th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$7940

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$1100
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$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964

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Distance City Cost of living
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$598
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$865
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$533
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$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619