San Francisco vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Francisco	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4110	$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8713	$3082
🏠 One person rent	$2867	$629
🏘️ Family rent	$4681	$1103
🍽️ Food expenses	$852	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7086	$1061
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	70
😀 Quality of life	97	78
🏙️ Population	874K	1.4M

The cost of living in San Francisco is 230% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5th and 4611th ($4110 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 Francisco compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. San Francisco ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 20th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Francisco vs Sofia

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	San Francisco	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.5	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$117	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$2.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.33	$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3192	$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2524	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4937	$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4262	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10657	$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9554	$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.8	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.86	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.07	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.1	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.36	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$101	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.2	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.5	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.8	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1880	$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18564	$9717

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Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3223
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3255
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3254
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2961
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3109
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3230
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3218
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3026
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3285
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3014
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3317
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3071
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3797
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3756
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3634
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2950
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2858
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3553
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2826
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2910
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3818
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2850
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2381
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3094
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2823
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2764
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3133
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3765

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