Melbourne vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2496
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6197
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$1388
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$2468
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$346
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$1229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
71
😀 Quality of life
100
78
🏙️ Population
5.35M
1.21M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 88% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 893rd and 4516th ($2496 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Australia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 1st and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Sofia

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Melbourne Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.06
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.04
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1549
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1138
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7481
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6465
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.92
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.3
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2232
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26129
$11223

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1822
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1894
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1860
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2217
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1487
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1979
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1815
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1870
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1898
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1824
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1753
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2223
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1904
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1821
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2308
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1477
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1699
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2338
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1710
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2050
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2379
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1997
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2128
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1288
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784