Santiago vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1200
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2937
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$540
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$801
$1389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
69
😀 Quality of life
78
78
🏙️ Population
6.26M
1.4M

The cost of living in Santiago is 15% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4604th and 5350th ($1200 vs $1043) 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 0.7 months in Santiago compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 705th and 707th 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
$12.2
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.67
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.58
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.72
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2861
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.06
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.41
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.77
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.6
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7298
$7369

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$854
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$957
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$800
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$752
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$844
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$922
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$905
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$908
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1135
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$932
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$959
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$903
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$788
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$608
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$599
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$609
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$602
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$849
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$441
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$881
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$894
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$658
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$819
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$649
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$852
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$853
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$729
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$798
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$734
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$922
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$852
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$650
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$743
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$630
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$836
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$823
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$824
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$613
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$534

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