San Diego vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Diego	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3469	$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7890	$3082
🏠 One person rent	$2370	$629
🏘️ Family rent	$4148	$1103
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5254	$1061
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	86	70
😀 Quality of life	93	78
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.4M

The cost of living in San Diego is 179% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 43rd and 4611th ($3469 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd 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 1.5 months in San Diego compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 97th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Sofia

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	San Diego	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.63	$2.98
☕ Cappuccino	$6.32	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2499	$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2053	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4569	$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9580	$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7151	$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.53	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.9	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.4	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1745	$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28967	$9717

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$730
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$766
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$707
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$854
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$776
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$836
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$819
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$575
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$642
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$668
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$702
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$670
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$643
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$572
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$849
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1080
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$964
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$909
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$557
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$678
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$720
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$592
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$675
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$996
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$692
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1048
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$699
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1091
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$918
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$591
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1013
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$667
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$777