Seattle vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Seattle	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2974	$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7082	$2371
🏠 One person rent	$1895	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$3327	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$708	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6506	$1259
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	80	69
😀 Quality of life	90	76
🏙️ Population	737K	1.38M

The cost of living in Seattle is 213% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 145th and 5668th ($2974 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 120th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Seattle ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 125th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Sofia

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	Seattle	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.28	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.9	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2036	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1598	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3765	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2858	$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9273	$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5449	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.4	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.63	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.93	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$177	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.5	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1999	$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29730	$7940

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2507
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3118
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2157
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3262
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2463
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2837
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2651
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2549
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2827
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2597
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2604
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2830
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2652
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2733
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2461
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2585
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2402
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2546
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2500
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2576
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2470
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2210

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