Medina vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2338
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$659
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1337
$1726
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
23
71
😀 Quality of life
69
79
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.21M

The cost of living in Medina is 16% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4843rd and 4339th ($1164 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.2 months in Sofia. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 4103rd and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Sofia

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Medina Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.01
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$508
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.4
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2810
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1336
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.6
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.76
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.1
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5520
$12236

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$791
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$1210
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$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077

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Distance City Cost of living
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$731
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$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800