Melbourne vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2194
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5150
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$1216
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$1971
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$296
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3902
$1394
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
100
78
🏙️ Population
5.03M
1.4M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 112% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1365th and 5261st ($2194 vs $1037) 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 1.3 months in Sofia. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 1st and 723rd 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
$14.2
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.09
$2.53
 Cappuccino
$3.38
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1287
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2611
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6900
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5335
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.51
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$7.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$29
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.67
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.2
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.67
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.1
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1683
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19705
$6749

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Cost of living

$349

$907

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1620
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1625
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1645
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1691
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1669
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1671
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1643
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1600
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1654
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1981
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1390
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1291
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1727
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1601
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1631
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1701
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1768
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1619
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1651
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2023
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1691
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1616
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2106
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1511
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1538
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1416
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$1978
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1584
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1702
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2252
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1824
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2539
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2099
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1448
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1795
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1185
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$682
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$687
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$576
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$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
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$891
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$848
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$646
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$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
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1028
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$662
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$807
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$631
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$899
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$635
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$633