San Diego vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Diego	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3346	$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7719	$2606
🏠 One person rent	$2248	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$4052	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5772	$1389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	87	69
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.4M

The cost of living in San Diego is 221% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 45th and 5350th ($3346 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 75th and 707th 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	$20.9	$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2399	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4351	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3534	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9294	$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7063	$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.72	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.2	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21468	$7369

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647

Cities near Sofia

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