Santiago vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2721
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$495
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$858
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$844
$1061
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
70
😀 Quality of life
81
78
🏙️ Population
6.26M
1.4M

The cost of living in Santiago is 11% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4939th and 4611th ($1108 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Chile and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Chile vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Santiago compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 672nd and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Sofia

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Santiago Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.7
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.74
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.52
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.55
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2583
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3493
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.4
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.12
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.55
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.06
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.31
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9190
$9717

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$768
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$874
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$760
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$714
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$780
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$839
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$849
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$845
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1065
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$885
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$908
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$911
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$752
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$877
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$897
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$877
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$838
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$821
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$639
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$806
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$848
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$578
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$724
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$666
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$829
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$833
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$756
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$746
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$657
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$874
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$801
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$750
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$840
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$752
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$800
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$819
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$798
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$571
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$827

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