Novosibirsk vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Novosibirsk	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$698	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1766	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$316	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$599	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.1	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$616	$1394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	49	70
😀 Quality of life	58	78
🏙️ Population	1.63M	1.4M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 33% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6907th and 5261st ($698 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 1st in Russia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Russia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Novosibirsk ranked 10th best city to live in Russia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5517th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Sofia

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	Novosibirsk	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.83	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.1	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$695	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.2	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.9	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.48	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.37%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1981	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1172	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.8	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.3	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4263	$6749

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Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$662
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$569
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$565
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$575
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$591
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$379
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$558
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$553
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$549
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$571
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$587
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$692
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$658
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$626
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$529
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$557
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$770
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$604
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$654
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$619
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$512
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$460
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$624
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$765
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$531
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$531
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$470
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$562
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$571
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$662
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$543
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$508
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$525
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$710
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$515
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$749
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633