San Jose, United States vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Jose Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3957
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8247
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$2805
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$4446
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$765
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6139
$1726
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
87
71
😀 Quality of life
91
79
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.21M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 186% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8th and 4339th ($3957 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 Jose, United States compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. San Jose, United States ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 126th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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San Jose Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.9
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.09
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.96
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3010
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2448
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4541
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4005
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$259
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.9
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.1%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8786
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8977
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.78
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.56
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.52
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.32
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.96
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$111
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1815
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23151
$12236

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800