Milan vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2022
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5010
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$1119
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$2148
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2069
$1394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
70
😀 Quality of life
86
78
🏙️ Population
1.35M
1.4M

The cost of living in Milan is 95% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1772nd and 5261st ($2022 vs $1037) 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 1.3 months in Sofia. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 341st and 723rd 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
$18.3
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.2
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1745
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.37%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9154
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4766
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.33
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.8
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.23
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$790
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14604
$6749

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1576
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1503
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1592
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1228
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1506
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1503
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1496
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1271
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1634
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1365
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1157
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1450
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1422
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1389
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1334
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1202
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2507
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1401
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1240
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1293
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1410
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2853
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1162
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1209
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1403
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1470
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1424
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1405
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1512
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1459
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1323
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1474
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2344
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1348
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1400
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1203
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1509
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1506

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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