San Marino City vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Marino City	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1201	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2708	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$575	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$448	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.5	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3320	$1394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	17	70
😀 Quality of life	58	78
🏙️ Population	4.04K	1.4M

The cost of living in San Marino City is 16% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4484th and 5261st ($1201 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in San Marino and Bulgaria, respectively. Check San Marino vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.8 months in San Marino City compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. San Marino City ranked 2nd best city to live in San Marino vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5514th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Marino City vs Sofia

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	San Marino City	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.15	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$514	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$707	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$620	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.1	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.54%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2604	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.4	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.84	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.99	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.4	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.6	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.34	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.4	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.4	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13649	$6749

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Cities near San Marino City

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.8 mi	Dogana	$1203
17 km or 11 mi	Rimini	$1390
28 km or 18 mi	Cesena	$1326
30 km or 19 mi	Cesenatico	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Pesaro	$1312
46 km or 28 mi	Forli	$1485
47 km or 29 mi	Fano	$1229
58 km or 36 mi	Ravenna	$1216
69 km or 43 mi	Arezzo	$1267
90 km or 56 mi	Argenta	$1352
91 km or 57 mi	Perugia	$1100
93 km or 58 mi	Ancona	$1270
97 km or 61 mi	Florence	$1601
107 km or 67 mi	Macerata	$1133
108 km or 67 mi	Bologna	$1555
108 km or 67 mi	Prato	$1423
110 km or 69 mi	Foligno	$1241
113 km or 70 mi	Siena	$1518
120 km or 75 mi	Ferrara	$1287
123 km or 76 mi	Pistoia	$1243
124 km or 77 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
134 km or 83 mi	Fermo	$1239
138 km or 86 mi	Rovigo	$951
145 km or 90 mi	Modena	$1506
149 km or 93 mi	Sassuolo	$1400
150 km or 93 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
151 km or 94 mi	Pula	$941
153 km or 95 mi	Terni	$1004
155 km or 96 mi	Lucca	$1354
166 km or 103 mi	Pisa	$1254
168 km or 104 mi	Reggio Emilia	$1323
168 km or 104 mi	Venice	$1522
170 km or 106 mi	Padua	$1581
171 km or 106 mi	Viterbo	$1287
173 km or 108 mi	Rieti	$1224
174 km or 108 mi	Mestre	$1450
174 km or 108 mi	Teramo	$1171
176 km or 110 mi	Viareggio	$1280
176 km or 110 mi	Livorno	$1371
177 km or 110 mi	Mirano	$1375

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633