Moscow vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$864
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$1061
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
70
😀 Quality of life
73
78
🏙️ Population
13.3M
1.4M

The cost of living in Moscow is 16% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4141st and 4611th ($1438 vs $1244) 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 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 2664th and 1070th 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
$12.3
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.08
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.47%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9466
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15272
$9717

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777