Minsk vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$715
$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2608
🏠 One person rent
$348
$492
🏘️ Family rent
$630
$872
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$637
$1414
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
62
69
😀 Quality of life
67
78
🏙️ Population
1.99M
1.4M

The cost of living in Minsk is 31% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6838th and 5362nd ($715 vs $1041) 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 1.4 months in Sofia. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 3793rd and 691st 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
$9.18
$9.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$39.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$8.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.68
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$97.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.5%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1938
$3254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1197
$2091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.7
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.58
$7.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$7.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.56
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.5
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.61
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.85
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$301
$566
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10328
$7381

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$564
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1340
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$464
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$952
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$898
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$867
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1188
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$470
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$888
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$901
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$815
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1004
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$460
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$947
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$529
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1049
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$997
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1114
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$917
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1112
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$416
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$486
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$933
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$531
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1379
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$892
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1040
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$799

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$715
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$878
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$611
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$941
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$707
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$685
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$772
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$744
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$569
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$590
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$641
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$633
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$528
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$551
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$786
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$662
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$597
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1041
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$910
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$694
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$792
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$520
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$662
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$643
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$544
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$944
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$664
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$669
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1090
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$693
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$625
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$988
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$686
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668