Melbourne vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$3422
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$707
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$1232
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$1726
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	71
😀 Quality of life	100	79
🏙️ Population	5.35M	1.21M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 84% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 829th and 4339th ($2543 vs $1386) 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 1.2 months in Sofia. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 1st and 746th 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	$15.5	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$3.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$12236

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$731
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$749
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$709
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$859
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$775
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$705
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$900
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$830
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$620
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$675
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$673
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$732
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$702
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$662
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$587
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$880
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$718
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$610
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1107
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$988
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$953
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$733
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$762
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$581
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$692
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$770
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$591
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$653
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$1045
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$708
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1053
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$709
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1125
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1285
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$932
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$610
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1020
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$663
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$800