Milan vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2074
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5260
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$1161
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$2350
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1843
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
99
69
😀 Quality of life
85
76
🏙️ Population
1.37M
1.38M

The cost of living in Milan is 118% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1623rd and 5668th ($2074 vs $951) 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 0.9 months in Milan compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Milan ranked 4th best city to live in Italy vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 292nd and 907th 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
$19.3
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.9
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.67
$2.23
 Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2949
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1883
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.42%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9948
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5301
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.38
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.8
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$7.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.1
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$858
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15544
$7940

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1565
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1567
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1472
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1444
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1238
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1575
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1471
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1294
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1802
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1302
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1353
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1425
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1475
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1353
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1066
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2555
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1406
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1346
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1472
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2918
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1166
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1234
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1450
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1369
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1350
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1575
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1400
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1453
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2193
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1248
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1416
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1245
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1364
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1550

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619