Moscow vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$1726
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
71
😀 Quality of life
72
79
🏙️ Population
13.3M
1.21M

The cost of living in Moscow is 21% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 3277th and 4339th ($1678 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Russia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 2774th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Sofia

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Moscow Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$12236

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800