Ottawa vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$3422
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$707
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$1232
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$1726
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	49	71
😀 Quality of life	91	79
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.21M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 53% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1688th and 4339th ($2122 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in Canada and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Canada vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 141st and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/ottawa/sofia.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Ottawa vs Sofia infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/ottawa/sofia" target="_blank">Ottawa vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Ottawa vs Sofia

Prices for goods and services in Ottawa and Sofia are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Ottawa	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$3.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$12236

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$731
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$749
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$709
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$859
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$775
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$705
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$900
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$830
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$620
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$675
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$673
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$732
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$702
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$662
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$587
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$880
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$718
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$610
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1107
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$988
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$953
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$733
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$762
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$581
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$692
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$770
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$591
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$653
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$1045
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$708
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1053
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$709
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1125
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1285
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$932
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$610
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1020
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$663
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$800