Raleigh vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$1374
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$2201
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.7
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4362
$1726
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
82
71
😀 Quality of life
89
79
🏙️ Population
468K
1.21M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 63% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1363rd and 4339th ($2265 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 1.2 months in Sofia. Raleigh ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 219th and 746th 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
$18.3
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$6.08
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1531
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1754
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.1
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3898
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.42
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.7
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.61
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.18
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.2
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1475
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24243
$12236

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2483
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1850
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2169
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2280
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2300
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2063
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2116
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1842
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2016
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1766
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2089
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2059
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1775
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2027
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2073
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2045
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1909
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2007
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2200
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1863
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2070
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2007
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1849
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2075
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2031
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1851
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1904
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2003
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2295
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2375
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2129
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2204
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1729

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800