Perth vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Perth	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2292	$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5119	$2371
🏠 One person rent	$1352	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$2099	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3624	$1259
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	69
😀 Quality of life	96	76
🏙️ Population	2.14M	1.38M

The cost of living in Perth is 141% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1068th and 5668th ($2292 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Australia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Australia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 10th and 907th 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	$14.2	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.56	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1088	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7584	$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6088	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.26	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.86	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.1	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.8	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1668	$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12548	$7940

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693

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