Ottawa vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$3277
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$682
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$1187
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$1229
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	49	71
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.21M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 61% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1668th and 4516th ($2133 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Canada vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 123rd and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Sofia

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	Ottawa	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$11223

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$713
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$763
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$717
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$871
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$787
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$704
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$878
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$857
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$617
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$680
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$683
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$733
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$705
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$665
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$593
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$887
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$694
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$619
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1108
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$1002
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$983
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$571
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$708
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$769
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$609
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$695
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$1031
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1069
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1122
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1272
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$851
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$948
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$607
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1041
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$678
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$784