Milan vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2328
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5536
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$1313
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$2292
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$641
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2255
$1726
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
71
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
1.35M
1.21M

The cost of living in Milan is 68% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1228th and 4339th ($2328 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Italy and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Italy vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Milan compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 276th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milan vs Sofia

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Milan Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.3
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.24
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.73
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1459
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1060
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2618
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1894
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.1
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.13%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11130
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5384
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.4
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.28
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.54
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.6
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$898
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19884
$12236

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1803
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1706
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1330
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1624
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1725
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1479
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1757
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1497
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1479
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1563
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1556
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1320
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1429
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1394
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1335
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1893
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3160
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1226
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1320
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1620
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1613
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1659
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1578
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1724
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1488
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1673
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2850
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1565
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1607
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1386
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1665
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1653

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