San Diego vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Diego Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3427
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7903
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$2366
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$4375
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$686
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5439
$1259
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
87
69
😀 Quality of life
91
76
🏙️ Population
1.39M
1.38M

The cost of living in San Diego is 260% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 26th and 5668th ($3427 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in the United States and Bulgaria, respectively. Check the United States vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. San Diego ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 107th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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San Diego Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.6
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.8
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$5.63
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2498
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2064
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4740
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3919
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11408
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8035
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.4
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.2
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.1
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.91
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.3
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$129
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1701
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18429
$7940

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2867
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2910
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1184
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2788
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2784
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2879
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1032
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2884
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2722
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3046
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2732
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3094
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2709
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2597
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$3070
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3155
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2751
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2684
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2803
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2637
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$1027
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2944
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2879
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2609
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2606

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