New York City vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$3082
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$629
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$1103
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$1061
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	70
😀 Quality of life	98	78
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.4M

The cost of living in New York City is 238% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4th and 4611th ($4203 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 11th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Sofia

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	New York City	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$2.98
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$9717

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$730
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$766
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$707
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$854
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$776
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$836
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$819
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$575
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$642
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$668
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$702
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$670
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$643
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$572
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$849
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1080
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$964
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$909
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$557
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$678
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$720
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$592
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$675
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$996
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$692
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1048
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$699
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1091
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$918
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$591
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1013
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$667
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$777