Melbourne vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Melbourne	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5590	$3082
🏠 One person rent	$1286	$629
🏘️ Family rent	$2187	$1103
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4060	$1061
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	70
😀 Quality of life	100	78
🏙️ Population	5.35M	1.4M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 85% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1249th and 4611th ($2308 vs $1244) 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 1.8 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 1070th 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	$14.5	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$2.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.74	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1462	$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2675	$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1808	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.5	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7072	$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5978	$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.57	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$115	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.43	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.9	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$72	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1948	$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22799	$9717

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$730
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$766
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$707
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$854
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$776
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$836
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$819
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$575
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$642
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$668
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$702
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$670
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$643
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$572
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$849
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1080
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$964
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$909
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$557
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$678
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$720
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$592
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$675
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$996
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$692
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1048
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$699
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1091
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$918
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$591
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1013
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$667
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$777