Rome vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1972
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4629
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$1099
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$1926
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2041
$1726
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
71
😀 Quality of life
91
79
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.21M

The cost of living in Rome is 42% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2104th and 4339th ($1972 vs $1386) 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 months in Rome compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 134th and 746th 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
$15.9
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.4
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.2
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1246
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2194
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1571
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8628
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.19
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.81
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.52
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$499
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14156
$12236

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Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1179
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1779
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1707
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1512
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1417
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1400
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1683
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1367
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1166
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1173
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1322
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1474
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1421
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1316
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1212
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1383
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1473
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1296
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1217
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1215
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1395
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1240
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1407
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1346
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1429
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1385
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1645
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1048
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1480
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1570
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1413
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1305
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1476
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1201
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1431
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1685
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1330

Cities near Sofia

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