Miami vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Miami	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3075	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7229	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$2042	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$3813	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$708	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3944	$1394
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	85	70
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	442K	1.4M

The cost of living in Miami is 197% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 119th and 5261st ($3075 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 107th and 1st in the United States and Bulgaria, respectively. Check the United States vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Miami compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Miami ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 140th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Sofia

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	Miami	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.6	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.68	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3298	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.1	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6403	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3960	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.89	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.46	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.79	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.4	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.2	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1399	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23889	$6749

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882

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