San Francisco vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Francisco	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3781	$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8717	$2606
🏠 One person rent	$2600	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$4501	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$806	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7795	$1389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	69
😀 Quality of life	97	78
🏙️ Population	874K	1.4M

The cost of living in San Francisco is 263% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 9th and 5350th ($3781 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 2.1 months in San Francisco compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. San Francisco ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 12th and 707th 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	$22.5	$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.68	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.68	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2707	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2324	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5024	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4030	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.5	$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11577	$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11019	$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.5	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.31	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.2	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.7	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.38	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2916	$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31050	$7369

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Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3146
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2940
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3082
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3196
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3152
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3053
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3224
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3048
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3293
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4155
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3672
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3473
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2831
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2949
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3804
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2981
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2714
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$2922
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$2986
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2851
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2885
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3176
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2845
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2726
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3010
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3610

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