Minsk vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1851
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$356
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$549
$1061
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
61
70
😀 Quality of life
69
78
🏙️ Population
2M
1.4M

The cost of living in Minsk is 41% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6924th and 4611th ($735 vs $1244) 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 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 4343rd and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.86
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.72
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.8
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.65
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.42%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2017
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1259
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.87
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.73
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.43
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11271
$9717

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879

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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