Riyadh vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$936
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$1726
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
70
71
😀 Quality of life
78
79
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.21M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 17% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 3485th and 4339th ($1628 vs $1386) 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 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 899th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Sofia

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Riyadh Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$12236

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$821
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$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459

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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