Milwaukee vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Milwaukee	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4963	$2606
🏠 One person rent	$1193	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$1867	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3947	$1389
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	81	69
😀 Quality of life	89	78
🏙️ Population	577K	1.4M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 98% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1688th and 5350th ($2065 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1442nd 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 1.9 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Milwaukee ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 188th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Sofia

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	Milwaukee	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1303	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$967	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2324	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55	$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1695	$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1439	$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.7	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24309	$7369

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392

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