Mumbai vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1886
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$401
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$836
$1259
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
82
69
😀 Quality of life
65
76
🏙️ Population
15.4M
1.38M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 26% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6763rd and 5668th ($706 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in India and Bulgaria, respectively. Check India vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mumbai compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Mumbai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 4571st and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mumbai vs Sofia

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Mumbai Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.62
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1624
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8282
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.59
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.15
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.56
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.5
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2517
$7940

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Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$482
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$391
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$315
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$510
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$377
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$400
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$345
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$379
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$352
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$399
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$361
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$497
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$431
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$376
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$508
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$396
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$353
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$433
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$385
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$505
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$361
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$339
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$342
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$375
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$377
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$390
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$323
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$360
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$325

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