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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Jose	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3502	$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7476	$2371
🏠 One person rent	$2428	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$4021	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$717	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$195	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6928	$1259
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	87	69
😀 Quality of life	92	76
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.38M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 268% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 22nd and 5668th ($3502 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. San Jose, United States ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 69th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Sofia

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	San Jose	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.93	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.86	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2372	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2164	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4451	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3536	$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.6	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13837	$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9980	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.46	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.92	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.93	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.2	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1687	$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15889	$7940

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$598
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$865
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$533
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$852
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$660
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$719
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$712
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$702
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$602
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$563
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$661
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$626
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$581
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$495
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$531
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$760
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$691
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$576
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1027
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$977
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$813
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$641
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$654
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$664
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$697
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$570
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$534
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$610
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$827
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$681
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1027
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$713
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1057
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$704
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$733
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$616
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1001
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$692
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$619