Rawalpindi vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rawalpindi	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$401	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1010	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$150	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$317	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$170	$1394
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	68	70
😀 Quality of life	46	78
🏙️ Population	2.1M	1.4M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 61% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8953rd and 5261st ($401 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Pakistan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rawalpindi compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Rawalpindi ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6500th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rawalpindi vs Sofia

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	Rawalpindi	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.79	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.64	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$58	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.6	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.1	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.97%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$747	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.9	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.5	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.92	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.27	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.43	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.1	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.6	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.2	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.5	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.1	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$37.8	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1075	$6749

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Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$442
40 km or 25 mi	Wah	$382
82 km or 51 mi	Mirpur	$354
116 km or 72 mi	Mardan	$366
120 km or 75 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
135 km or 84 mi	Baramulla	$273
146 km or 90 mi	Mingora	$364
148 km or 92 mi	Gujrat	$373
151 km or 94 mi	Kohat	$379
152 km or 94 mi	Peshawar	$346
170 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
173 km or 107 mi	Sargodha	$458
180 km or 112 mi	Hafizabad	$380
183 km or 114 mi	Sialkot	$281
192 km or 119 mi	Jammu	$287
192 km or 119 mi	Gujranwala	$308
210 km or 130 mi	Chiniot	$389
211 km or 131 mi	Kamoke	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
243 km or 151 mi	Faisalabad	$306
257 km or 160 mi	Lahore	$411
258 km or 160 mi	Jalalabad	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Jhang	$292
275 km or 171 mi	Gojra	$342
276 km or 172 mi	Sahiwal	$305
277 km or 172 mi	Amritsar	$383
283 km or 176 mi	Pathankot	$355
294 km or 183 mi	Khost	$366
312 km or 194 mi	Okara	$300
346 km or 215 mi	Jalandhar	$358
355 km or 221 mi	Gardez	$386
374 km or 232 mi	Kabul	$474
382 km or 238 mi	Khanewal	$361
385 km or 239 mi	Burewala	$356
397 km or 247 mi	Ludhiana	$441
409 km or 254 mi	Multan	$392
430 km or 267 mi	Ghazni	$389
457 km or 284 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
474 km or 294 mi	Chandigarh	$369
475 km or 295 mi	Shimla	$272

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