Ottawa vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2096
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$1231
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$576
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3333
$1061
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
70
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
1.02M
1.4M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 68% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1744th and 4611th ($2096 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Canada and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Canada vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 129th and 1070th 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
$16.1
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1295
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1036
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2109
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1647
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.4
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.23%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4937
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3196
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.84
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$783
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15527
$9717

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1802
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1836
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1782
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1835
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1780
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1763
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1437
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1822
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1853
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1867
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1930
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1892
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1842
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1911
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2055
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1820
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1767
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1786
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1671
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822

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