Ottawa vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ottawa	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2170	$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4837	$2371
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$1943	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2926	$1259
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	50	69
😀 Quality of life	90	76
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.38M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 128% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1355th and 5668th ($2170 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Canada and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Canada vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 117th and 907th 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	$18.7	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1239	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1064	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.14%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8889	$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6051	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1090	$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21213	$7940

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$598
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$865
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$533
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$852
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$660
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$719
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$712
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$702
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$602
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$563
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$661
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$626
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$581
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$495
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$531
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$760
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$691
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$576
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1027
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$977
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$813
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$641
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$654
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$664
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$697
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$570
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$534
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$610
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$827
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$681
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1027
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$713
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1057
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$704
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$733
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$616
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1001
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$692
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$619