Milan vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2146
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5367
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$1194
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$2348
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2119
$1389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
99
69
😀 Quality of life
86
78
🏙️ Population
1.35M
1.4M

The cost of living in Milan is 106% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1476th and 5350th ($2146 vs $1043) 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 305th and 707th 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
$19.7
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.6
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.85
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.2
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1387
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2947
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1881
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9597
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4901
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.46
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.66
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.83
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.1
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$836
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14475
$7369

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1616
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1613
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1557
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1559
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1333
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1478
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1724
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1633
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1449
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1697
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1420
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1262
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1444
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1391
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1470
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1553
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1494
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1248
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1380
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1305
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1396
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1456
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3009
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1164
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1200
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1478
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1498
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1502
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1409
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1543
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1570
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1394
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1364
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2197
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1425
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1428
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1280
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1605
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1573

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