Portland vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portland Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2629
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6215
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$1568
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$2656
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$680
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4810
$1394
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
70
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
653K
1.4M

The cost of living in Portland is 154% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 603rd and 5261st ($2629 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 553rd 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 1.8 months in Portland compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Portland ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 157th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Sofia

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Portland Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.06
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1608
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1314
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2917
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2257
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.62%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.85
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.45
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.1
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.99
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.04
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$187
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.5
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1788
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16585
$6749

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Cities near Portland

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2465
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2432
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2484
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2420
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2341
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2410
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2353
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2585
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2379
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2361
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2368
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2095
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2119
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2029
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2206
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2523
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1967
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2174
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2571
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2406
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2460
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2604
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2449
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1744
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2644
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2604
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2517
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2796
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2532
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2338
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1882
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2784
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2623
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2579
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2741

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