Prague vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Prague Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1641
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3833
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$1005
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1751
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1865
$1389
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
69
😀 Quality of life
86
78
🏙️ Population
1.38M
1.4M

The cost of living in Prague is 57% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 3084th and 5350th ($1641 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the Czech Republic and Bulgaria, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Prague compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 292nd and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Sofia

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Prague Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.73
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.3
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.88
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$2.32
 Cappuccino
$3.28
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$756
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1872
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1359
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.65%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7685
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5446
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.2
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$7.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.93
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.8
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$723
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12545
$7369

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141

Cities near Sofia

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