Minsk vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$293
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$1259
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
62
69
😀 Quality of life
67
76
🏙️ Population
2M
1.38M

The cost of living in Minsk is 32% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7206th and 5668th ($649 vs $951) 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 3890th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$7940

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760

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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