Reykjavik vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Reykjavik	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2938	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5875	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$1801	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$2674	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$827	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.1	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3761	$1394
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	70
😀 Quality of life	89	78
🏙️ Population	140K	1.4M

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 183% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 200th and 5261st ($2938 vs $1037) 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 1.3 months in Reykjavik compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 194th and 723rd 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	$21.5	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$137	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$17.9	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.09	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2869	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2456	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.1	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.6	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.4	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.41%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6649	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5599	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.52	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.8	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.74	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$37	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.6	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.23	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.55	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.2	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.2	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.2	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$45.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$128	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$162	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$279	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2532	$6749

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Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$2802
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$2817
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2355
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2678
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$1828
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$1722
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1393
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1390
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1601
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1500
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1604
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1765
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1649
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2011
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1482
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1562
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1551
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1699
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1404
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1608
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1755
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1382
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1713
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1603
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2297
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1767
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1246
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2031
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1813
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1700
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2628
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2006

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