Moscow vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2731
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$612
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1215
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$1389
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
69
😀 Quality of life
74
78
🏙️ Population
13M
1.4M

The cost of living in Moscow is 3% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5091st and 5350th ($1075 vs $1043) 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 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 1280th and 707th 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
$8.34
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.71
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6312
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3303
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11652
$7369

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541

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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