Reykjavik vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Reykjavik	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3322	$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6846	$3277
🏠 One person rent	$2058	$682
🏘️ Family rent	$3020	$1187
🍽️ Food expenses	$916	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4546	$1229
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	52	71
😀 Quality of life	89	78
🏙️ Population	139K	1.21M

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 150% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 86th and 4516th ($3322 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Iceland and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Iceland vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Reykjavik compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 268th and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Reykjavik vs Sofia

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	Reykjavik	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$28.6	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.3	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2151	$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1861	$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3373	$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.7	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.2	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.79%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7832	$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6385	$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.51	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.9	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.49	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.44	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.83	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$44.9	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.2	$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.26	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.63	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95.3	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.1	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$144	$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$176	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30361	$11223

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Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3219
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3212
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2621
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2974
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2066
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2053
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1540
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1620
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1645
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1656
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1852
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1906
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1862
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2121
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1585
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1769
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1707
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1854
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1588
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1784
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2331
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1954
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1496
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1945
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1980
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2978
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$2179
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1490
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2363
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$2135
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1984
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2627
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2409

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$713
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$763
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$717
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$871
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$787
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$704
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$878
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$857
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$617
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$680
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$683
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$733
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$705
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$665
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$593
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$887
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$694
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$619
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1108
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$1002
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$983
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$571
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$708
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$769
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$609
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$695
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$1031
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1069
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1122
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1272
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$851
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$948
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$607
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1041
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$678
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$784