Prague vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Prague	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1513	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3601	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$911	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$1611	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1829	$1394
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	70
😀 Quality of life	87	78
🏙️ Population	1.38M	1.4M

The cost of living in Prague is 46% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 3363rd and 5261st ($1513 vs $1037) 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 1.2 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 285th and 723rd 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	$8.47	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.22	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$685	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1728	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$254	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5304	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.11	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.33	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.51	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.6	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$758	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12277	$6749

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1371
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1370
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1356
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1216
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1092
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1092
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1795
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1081
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$971
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$942
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$880
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1163
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1048
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1314
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1033
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1135
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1159
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1030
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$950
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1352
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1088
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1150
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1112
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1092
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1107
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1352
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1121
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$979
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$974
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1347
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1402
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$1059
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1202
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1420
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1351
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1362
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1120

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