Medina vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1215
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2317
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$696
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1546
$1394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
20
70
😀 Quality of life
66
78
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.4M

The cost of living in Medina is 17% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4439th and 5261st ($1215 vs $1037) 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 1.3 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 3899th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.76
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$715
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$290
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7421
$6749

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$846
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$861
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$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905

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$682
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$687
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$576
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$866
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$667
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$594
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$734
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$711
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$561
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$588
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$605
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$616
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$612
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$598
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$545
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$772
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$595
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$556
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$988
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$891
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$848
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$646
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$731
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$463
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$619
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$682
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$537
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$623
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$930
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$629
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$948
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$663
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1028
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$1106
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$662
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$807
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$631
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$899
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$635
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$633