Saint Petersburg vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Saint Petersburg	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2103	$2371
🏠 One person rent	$389	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$788	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$733	$1259
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	82	69
😀 Quality of life	66	76
🏙️ Population	5.38M	1.38M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 15% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6353rd and 5668th ($811 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Russia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Russia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 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 4239th and 907th 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	$6.31	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.23	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.55	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.79%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3262	$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1917	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.3	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.39	$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.28	$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.2	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.22	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.3	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$352	$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6504	$7940

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$814
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$906
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1121
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1358
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1366
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1349
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1376
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1218
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$920
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1330
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1277
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$461
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1163
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1396
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1491
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1089
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1632
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1736
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1403
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1498
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$532
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1825
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1194
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1499
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1291
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1907
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1464
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1335
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$909
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1317
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1257
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1414
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1475
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1363
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$982
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1438

Cities near Sofia

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