Paris vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Paris	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2357	$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5959	$2606
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$2858	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$261	$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3414	$1389
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	99	69
😀 Quality of life	95	78
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.4M

The cost of living in Paris is 126% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 998th and 5350th ($2357 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 22nd and 707th 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	$19.2	$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.18	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.16	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1077	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3334	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2404	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13808	$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9821	$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.38	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.9	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18941	$7369

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395

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