Melbourne vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Melbourne Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2266
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5192
$2534
🏠 One person rent
$1266
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$1916
$795
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$298
$83.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3498
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
95
76
🏙️ Population
4.53M
1.38M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 125% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 907th and 5433rd ($2266 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Australia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Australia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Melbourne compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Melbourne ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 19th and 765th 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
$13.9
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$7.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.82
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1353
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1037
$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2246
$867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1564
$601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.5
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.69%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7995
$2818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7118
$1739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.51
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$116
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$7.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.31
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.7
$3.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$9.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.6
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$8.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$71
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1730
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20732
$8752

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1610
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1570
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1724
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1688
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1905
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1725
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1783
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1756
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1843
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1662
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1367
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1713
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1423
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1541
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1287
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1423
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1481
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1612
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1411
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2267
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1530
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1722
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$1656
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1486
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1529
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1520
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2153
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1668
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1520
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2039
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1836
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2564
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1969
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1770
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1923
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1711
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1360

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$557
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$892
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$847
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$597
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$636
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$696
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$714
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$512
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$588
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$455
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$587
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$513
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$482
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$449
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$728
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$663
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$600
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1017
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$925
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$734
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$596
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$690
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$452
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$781
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$572
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$445
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$642
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1072
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$547
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$943
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$607
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$991
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1126
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$689
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$636
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$544
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1159
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$574
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$573