Ottawa vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$2606
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$1389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	50	69
😀 Quality of life	89	78
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.4M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 115% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1290th and 5350th ($2236 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Canada and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Canada vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 167th and 707th 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	$17.6	$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$7369

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$712
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$876
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$943
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$706
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$684
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$770
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$743
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$571
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$589
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$640
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$634
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$529
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$589
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$549
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$785
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$661
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1043
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$912
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$744
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$521
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$661
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$641
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$545
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$947
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$663
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1055
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$668
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1086
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$737
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$624
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$985
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$685
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$668