Raleigh vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2757
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6734
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$1795
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$3490
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$671
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4345
$1259
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
82
69
😀 Quality of life
87
76
🏙️ Population
468K
1.38M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 190% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 304th and 5668th ($2757 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 266th 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 1.6 months in Raleigh compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Raleigh ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 235th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Sofia

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Raleigh Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.28
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1793
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1489
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3656
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3034
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$83.7
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9360
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4247
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.29
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.9
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.05
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.52
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.24
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.2
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1470
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22084
$7940

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2313
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1731
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2271
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2161
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2112
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2163
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2071
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2159
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2236
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2063
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1787
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2084
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2082
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2084
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1947
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2053
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2020
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2052
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2056
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2082
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2105
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2139
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2074
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1929
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2112
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2163
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$2056
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2191
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2014
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2441
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2229
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2218
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2348
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1857

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619