Philadelphia vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2584
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5778
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$1504
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$2234
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$732
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4329
$1061
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
93
78
🏙️ Population
1.6M
1.4M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 108% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 744th and 4611th ($2584 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 660th and 1st in the United States and Bulgaria, respectively. Check the United States vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Philadelphia ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 95th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Philadelphia Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.3
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1597
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2401
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.4
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2372
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.24
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.85
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.9
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.6
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.6
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2021
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15283
$9717

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2603
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2578
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2603
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2476
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2568
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2594
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2637
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2358
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2620
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2610
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2737
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2267
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2676
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2609
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2671
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2355
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2741
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2533
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2121
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2608
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3102
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2524
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2797
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2846
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2883
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2770
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2880
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2278
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2948
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2239
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2737
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2886

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777