Rome vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2020
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4683
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$1128
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$1938
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2219
$1061
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
70
😀 Quality of life
89
78
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.4M

The cost of living in Rome is 62% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1942nd and 4611th ($2020 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Italy and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Italy vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 292nd and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Sofia

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Rome Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.92
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1313
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$865
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2374
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1513
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8120
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3992
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.77
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.33
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.1
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$558
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10916
$9717

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1153
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1747
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1680
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1479
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1413
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1376
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1345
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1586
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1392
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1404
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1101
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1145
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1128
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1381
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1462
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1307
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1264
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1215
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1340
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1166
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1191
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1170
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1429
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1271
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1389
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1291
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1365
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1381
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1084
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1438
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1605
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1412
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1299
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1466
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1217
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1325
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1689
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1323

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777