Nashville vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nashville	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2623	$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6220	$2371
🏠 One person rent	$1671	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$3099	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$671	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4605	$1259
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	69
😀 Quality of life	87	76
🏙️ Population	689K	1.38M

The cost of living in Nashville is 176% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 489th and 5668th ($2623 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 441st 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 1.3 months in Sofia. Nashville ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 198th and 907th 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	$18.6	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.8	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.66	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.28	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1401	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3812	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2623	$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.1	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3579	$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3234	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.13	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.42	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1334	$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20441	$7940

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2438
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2367
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2345
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2312
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2300
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2255
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2293
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2260
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2534
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2155
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$1968
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$1987
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2220
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1651
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1766
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1725
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2004
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1817
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$2123
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2386
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$2546
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1313
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$2045
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1702
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$1941
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1812
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$1985
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1785
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1742
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1768
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1933
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2026
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1515
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1910
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1487
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1768
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2142
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$1972
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2120
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1675

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