Riyadh vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$996
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$1259
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
71
69
😀 Quality of life
74
76
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.38M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 73% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2922nd and 5668th ($1642 vs $951) 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 1.6 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 1210th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$4.36
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$7940

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$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

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$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619