Montreal vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Montreal	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4326	$2371
🏠 One person rent	$928	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$1624	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2722	$1259
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	69
😀 Quality of life	95	76
🏙️ Population	1.76M	1.38M

The cost of living in Montreal is 92% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2281st and 5668th ($1821 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 1st in Canada and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Canada vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 30th and 907th 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	$15.9	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.11	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$780	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1952	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1385	$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52	$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.9	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7593	$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4320	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.06	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7624	$7940

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2105
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1846
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1835
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1906
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1845
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1783
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1772
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1808
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1797
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1397
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1158
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1576

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$598
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$865
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$533
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$852
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$660
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$719
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$712
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$702
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$602
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$563
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$661
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$626
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$581
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$495
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$531
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$760
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$691
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$576
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1027
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$977
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$813
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$641
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$654
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$664
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$697
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$570
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$534
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$610
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$827
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$681
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1027
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$713
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1057
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$704
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$733
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$616
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1001
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$692
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$619