Rome vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2082
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4816
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$1184
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$2040
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2197
$1229
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
71
😀 Quality of life
91
78
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.21M

The cost of living in Rome is 57% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1819th and 4516th ($2082 vs $1329) 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 179th and 995th 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
$16.6
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.22
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1430
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$899
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2479
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.26%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9165
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3801
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.17
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.6
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.11
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.2
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.7
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.6
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12431
$11223

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Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1200
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1814
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1702
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1500
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1435
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1419
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1405
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1675
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1441
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1385
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1180
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1165
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1353
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1376
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1322
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1240
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1404
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1187
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1227
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1203
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1437
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1275
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1431
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1332
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1432
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1426
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1686
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1083
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1456
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1615
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1450
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1312
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1505
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1233
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1391
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1718
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1358

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784