Paris vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Paris	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2231	$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5578	$2371
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$2603	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$247	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3155	$1259
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	99	69
😀 Quality of life	94	76
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.38M

The cost of living in Paris is 135% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1216th and 5668th ($2231 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in France and Bulgaria, respectively. Check France vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 33rd and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Sofia

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	Paris	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.14	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.51	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1417	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3026	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12958	$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9199	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.8	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.08	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.6	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.34	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.3	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.86	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$838	$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16502	$7940

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381

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