Perth vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Perth Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2345
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5568
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$1324
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$2222
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$279
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4072
$1389
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
69
😀 Quality of life
98
78
🏙️ Population
2.14M
1.4M

The cost of living in Perth is 125% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1024th and 5350th ($2345 vs $1043) 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 1.7 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 7th and 707th 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
$15.3
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.5
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1449
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1066
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2593
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1817
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5420
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3698
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.29
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$29.8
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.9
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.9
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1940
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14689
$7369

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$2136
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$2185
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$1725
390 km or 242 mi Albany
$2000
549 km or 341 mi Kalgoorlie
$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi Whyalla
$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi Alice Springs
$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi Adelaide
$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi Mildura
$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi Warrnambool
$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi Kupang
$533
2590 km or 1609 mi Denpasar
$530
2599 km or 1615 mi Mataram
$380
2608 km or 1620 mi Ubud
$892
2609 km or 1621 mi Bali
$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi Ballarat
$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi Bima
$601
2652 km or 1648 mi Bendigo
$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi Darwin
$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi Geelong
$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi Blitar
$470
2687 km or 1669 mi Malang
$388
2687 km or 1670 mi Melton
$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi Tarneit
$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi Sunbury
$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi Batu
$427
2705 km or 1681 mi Probolinggo
$518
2713 km or 1686 mi Kediri
$487
2721 km or 1690 mi Pasuruan
$495
2722 km or 1691 mi Melbourne
$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi South Yarra
$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi Maliana
$511
2740 km or 1703 mi Frankston
$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi Ainaro
$512
2742 km or 1703 mi Madiun
$507
2745 km or 1706 mi Yogyakarta
$453
2745 km or 1706 mi Mojokerto
$512
2745 km or 1706 mi Dandenong
$1876

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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