Monaco City vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Monaco City	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$7861	$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10082	$3277
🏠 One person rent	$6825	$682
🏘️ Family rent	$6182	$1187
🍽️ Food expenses	$768	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$8072	$1229
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	21	71
😀 Quality of life	66	78
🏙️ Population	38.4K	1.21M

The cost of living in Monaco City is 492% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1st and 4516th ($7861 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Monaco and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Monaco vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Monaco City compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Monaco City ranked 2nd best city to live in Monaco vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5110th and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monaco City vs Sofia

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	Monaco City	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.4	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.41	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.42	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.02	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$7561	$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$6344	$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$7042	$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5552	$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.1	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.28%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$84253	$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$62621	$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.3	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.94	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.61	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.1	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.24	$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.5	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$12	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$6.03	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.5	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.6	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2320	$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$47079	$11223

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Cities near Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$4626
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1516
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1934
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1945
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1556
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$1968
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1490
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1294
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1375
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1660
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1479
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1545
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1649
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1342
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1652
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1788
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1354
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1780
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1471
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1602
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1338
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1824
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1618
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1566
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1275
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1581
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1769
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1542
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1458
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1290
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1445
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1694
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1425
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1680
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1778
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1606
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1659
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1392
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1803

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$713
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$763
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$717
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$871
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$787
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$704
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$878
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$857
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$617
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$680
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$683
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$733
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$705
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$665
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$593
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$887
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$694
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$619
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1108
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$1002
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$983
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$571
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$708
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$769
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$609
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$695
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$1031
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1069
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1122
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1272
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$851
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$948
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$607
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1041
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$678
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$784