Perth vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Perth	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2075	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4845	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3655	$1394
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	70
😀 Quality of life	98	78
🏙️ Population	2.14M	1.4M

The cost of living in Perth is 100% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1654th and 5261st ($2075 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Australia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Australia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Perth compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Sofia

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	Perth	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2282	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.8	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4862	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3869	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.6	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.8	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1852	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11252	$6749

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633