Minneapolis vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Minneapolis	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2380	$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5756	$3082
🏠 One person rent	$1413	$629
🏘️ Family rent	$2434	$1103
🍽️ Food expenses	$698	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4476	$1061
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	84	70
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	430K	1.4M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 91% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1095th and 4611th ($2380 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 963rd 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 Minneapolis compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Minneapolis ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 215th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Sofia

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	Minneapolis	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$2.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2639	$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3686	$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2479	$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.1	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.49	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.9	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1787	$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26604	$9717

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2306
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2221
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2305
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2302
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2330
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2290
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2054
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2289
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2307
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2236
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2528
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2398
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2183
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2286
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2201
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2312
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2353
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2296
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2386
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2147
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2317
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2202
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2258
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2299
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2678

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$730
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$766
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$707
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$854
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$776
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$836
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$819
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$575
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$642
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$668
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$702
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$670
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$643
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$572
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$849
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1080
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$964
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$909
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$557
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$678
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$720
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$592
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$675
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$996
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$692
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1048
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$699
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1091
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$918
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$591
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1013
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$667
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$777