Philadelphia vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5854
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$1508
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$2200
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$733
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$194
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4443
$1726
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
71
😀 Quality of life
91
79
🏙️ Population
1.6M
1.21M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 87% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 741st and 4339th ($2597 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 652nd 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 1.2 months in Sofia. Philadelphia ranked 22nd best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 118th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Sofia

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Philadelphia Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.2
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.23
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1607
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1212
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2381
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4124
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.88
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.7
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.41
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.31
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.72
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.9
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.7
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2213
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20275
$12236

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2626
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2543
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2622
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2498
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2543
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2581
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2567
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2579
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2359
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2623
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2636
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2849
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2458
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2314
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2623
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2525
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2331
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2685
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2635
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2222
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2662
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3031
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2636
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2820
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2825
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2754
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2795
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2842
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2313
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2333
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2897
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2221
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2656
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2737

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800