Mumbai vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$716
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$392
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1047
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.8
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$910
$1389
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
82
69
😀 Quality of life
64
78
🏙️ Population
15.4M
1.4M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 31% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6838th and 5350th ($716 vs $1043) 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 1.3 months in Mumbai compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Mumbai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 4476th and 707th 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
$4.6
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$2.32
 Cappuccino
$2.86
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1611
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$817
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.63
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7369
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3505
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.39
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.16
$7.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.2
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.4
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2724
$7369

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Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$484
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$396
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$406
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$297
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$348
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$491
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$409
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$402
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$488
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$399
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$326
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$429
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$344
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$471
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$357
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$424
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$335
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$304
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$402
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$379
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$327
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$364
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$283

Cities near Sofia

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