Montreal vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4616
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$986
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1716
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2805
$1389
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
69
😀 Quality of life
93
78
🏙️ Population
1.76M
1.4M

The cost of living in Montreal is 87% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2002nd and 5350th ($1954 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in Canada and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Canada vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 60th and 707th 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
$16.6
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.2
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$2.32
 Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.7
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7494
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4431
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$7.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.92
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$121
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$669
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6957
$7369

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668