Riyadh vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1586
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3407
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$921
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1393
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2861
$1389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
71
69
😀 Quality of life
77
78
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.4M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 52% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 3292nd and 5350th ($1586 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Riyadh compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 796th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1969
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2212
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.1
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10359
$7369

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Distance City Cost of living
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$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668