Nashville vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nashville	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2477	$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5858	$3277
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$682
🏘️ Family rent	$2701	$1187
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4433	$1229
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	71
😀 Quality of life	89	78
🏙️ Population	689K	1.21M

The cost of living in Nashville is 86% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 924th and 4516th ($2477 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th and 1st in the United States and Bulgaria, respectively. Check the United States vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Nashville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 281st and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Sofia

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	Nashville	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.05	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1694	$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4118	$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2822	$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.5	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.4	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.4	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.55	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.1	$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1416	$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30241	$11223

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2519
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2338
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2319
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2314
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2822
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2257
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2278
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2229
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2035
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2023
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2085
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2210
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1817
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1852
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1937
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1924
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1425
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1718
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1586
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2090
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2109
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1745
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1703
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1766
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1895
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2080
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2073
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1808
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1355
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1593
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1339
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1904
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1581

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