Minsk vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1874
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$352
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$686
$1394
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
61
70
😀 Quality of life
67
78
🏙️ Population
1.99M
1.4M

The cost of living in Minsk is 30% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6769th and 5261st ($727 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belarus and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Belarus vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 3750th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Sofia

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Minsk Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1925
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1211
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.72
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10220
$6749

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$570
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$438
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1261
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$474
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$936
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$300
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$843
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$847
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1150
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$440
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$882
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$950
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$761
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1016
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$935
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$479
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$840
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$469
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1025
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$953
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$433
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$964
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$933
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$394
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$510
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$804
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$882
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1113
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1025
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$549
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1107
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1299
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$835
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$983
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$850

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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