Montreal vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1928
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$992
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$1658
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3005
$1229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
71
😀 Quality of life
96
78
🏙️ Population
1.8M
1.21M

The cost of living in Montreal is 45% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2284th and 4516th ($1928 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 1st in Canada and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Canada vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 11th and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Sofia

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Montreal Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.9
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.46
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1085
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$852
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1436
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5305
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4101
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.6
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.38
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.53
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5550
$11223

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2080
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1923
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2047
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1914
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1920
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1861
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1907
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1918
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1934
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1930
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1852
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1838
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1935
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1857
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1723
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1896
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1642
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1458
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1142
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1589
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1805

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