Melbourne vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$1389
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
69
😀 Quality of life
100
78
🏙️ Population
5.03M
1.4M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 130% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 923rd and 5350th ($2397 vs $1043) 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 707th 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
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$7369

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668