Medina vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$353
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$1389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
20
69
😀 Quality of life
67
78
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.4M

The cost of living in Medina is 18% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6257th and 5350th ($853 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 3833rd and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$7369

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$879
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$944
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$828
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$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934

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$712
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$876
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$610
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$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
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$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668