Rome vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1697
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4149
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$891
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1795
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
69
😀 Quality of life
87
76
🏙️ Population
2.87M
1.38M

The cost of living in Rome is 79% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2685th and 5668th ($1697 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.3 months in Sofia. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 230th and 907th 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
$14.9
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.2
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$2.23
 Cappuccino
$1.63
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1043
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2193
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7657
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3688
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$7.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.15
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.74
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.68
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.2
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.8
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$7940

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$916
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1604
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1504
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1351
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1363
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1049
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1698
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1261
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1332
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1024
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1011
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1104
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$964
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1339
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1092
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1067
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1056
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1166
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1324
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1066
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1294
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1298
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1231
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1173
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1285
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1321
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1328
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1280
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1516
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1151
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1337
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1293
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1230
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1347
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1065
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1090
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1527
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1229

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$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