Saint Petersburg vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2178
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$442
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$846
$1389
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
82
69
😀 Quality of life
67
78
🏙️ Population
5.38M
1.4M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 16% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6204th and 5350th ($874 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Russia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Russia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 3645th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Sofia

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Saint Petersburg Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.59
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$2.32
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.86
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.16%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3238
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2069
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.97
$7.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.24
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.16
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$321
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6847
$7369

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668