Raleigh vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Raleigh	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2327	$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5471	$3082
🏠 One person rent	$1420	$629
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$1103
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4437	$1061
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	82	70
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	468K	1.4M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 87% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1213th and 4611th ($2327 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1060th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Raleigh ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 212th and 1070th 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	$18.1	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.4	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.91	$2.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1434	$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2441	$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1941	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3119	$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2477	$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.8	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.77	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.68	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.1	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1578	$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24117	$9717

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$730
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$766
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$707
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$854
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$776
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$836
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$819
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$575
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$642
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$668
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$702
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$670
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$643
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$572
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$849
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1080
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$964
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$909
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$557
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$678
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$720
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$592
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$675
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$996
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$692
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1048
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$699
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1091
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$918
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$591
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1013
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$667
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$777