Naples vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Naples	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3515	$2606
🏠 One person rent	$724	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$1333	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1316	$1389
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	77	69
😀 Quality of life	83	78
🏙️ Population	913K	1.4M

The cost of living in Naples is 39% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 3924th and 5350th ($1449 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 1st in Italy and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Italy vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Naples compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Naples ranked 6th best city to live in Italy vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 414th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naples vs Sofia

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	Naples	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.96	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.87	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$540	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$986	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5034	$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2774	$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.76	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.51	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.8	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.5	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.9	$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$429	$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5814	$7369

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Cities near Naples

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
12 km or 7.6 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
25 km or 15 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
27 km or 17 mi	Caserta	$1294
28 km or 17 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
28 km or 17 mi	Aversa	$1148
37 km or 23 mi	Amalfi	$1632
46 km or 29 mi	Salerno	$1473
46 km or 29 mi	Avellino	$1208
55 km or 34 mi	Benevento	$1199
88 km or 55 mi	Campobasso	$1212
98 km or 61 mi	Terracina	$1424
117 km or 72 mi	Frosinone	$1058
129 km or 80 mi	Foggia	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Potenza	$1389
133 km or 83 mi	Latina	$1324
144 km or 90 mi	Colleferro	$1316
146 km or 91 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
150 km or 93 mi	Avezzano	$1117
152 km or 94 mi	Anzio	$1400
157 km or 98 mi	San Giovanni Rotondo	$1276
169 km or 105 mi	Chieti	$1363
170 km or 106 mi	Frascati	$1654
178 km or 111 mi	Andria	$1375
179 km or 111 mi	Barletta	$1132
181 km or 113 mi	Pescara	$1340
184 km or 114 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
188 km or 117 mi	Trani	$1338
189 km or 117 mi	Rome	$1750
191 km or 119 mi	Vatican City	$928
199 km or 124 mi	Matera	$1190
201 km or 125 mi	Molfetta	$1324
208 km or 129 mi	Teramo	$1034
210 km or 130 mi	Rieti	$1277
220 km or 137 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
222 km or 138 mi	Bari	$1372
232 km or 144 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
234 km or 145 mi	Terni	$1061
241 km or 150 mi	Cosenza	$1057
248 km or 154 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545

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