Nicosia vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1352
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3249
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$701
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1285
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$434
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1689
$1389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
69
69
😀 Quality of life
81
78
🏙️ Population
330K
1.4M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 30% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4220th and 5350th ($1352 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Cyprus and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 469th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.6
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.85
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$631
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1228
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2667
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1828
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.59
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.82
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.66
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.7
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7504
$7369

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$1832
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$835
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$789
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$427
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$536
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$689
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$708
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$1165
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$948
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$510
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$767
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$618
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$705
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$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
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$450
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$596
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$1565
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$1451
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$1619
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$1604
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$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
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$1604
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$1585
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$516
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$712
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$876
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$610
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$943
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$706
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$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
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$743
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$571
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$589
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$640
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$634
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$529
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$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
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$785
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$661
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$595
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$1043
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$912
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$744
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$693
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$793
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$521
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$661
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$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
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$631
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$947
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$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
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$668
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$1086
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$1223
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$692
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$737
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$624
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$985
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$685
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$668