Moscow vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3752
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$959
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$1694
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1020
$1229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
71
😀 Quality of life
72
78
🏙️ Population
13.3M
1.21M

The cost of living in Moscow is 19% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 3728th and 4516th ($1585 vs $1329) 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 3206th and 995th 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
$13.2
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2372
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1313
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.13
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.19%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10959
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.9
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$146
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$735
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17546
$11223

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784