Seattle vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Seattle	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3015	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7449	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$1896	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$3549	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$746	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6742	$1394
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	80	70
😀 Quality of life	91	78
🏙️ Population	737K	1.4M

The cost of living in Seattle is 191% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 158th and 5261st ($3015 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 140th 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 15th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 98th and 723rd 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	$21.9	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2086	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1567	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3947	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6966	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5351	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.7	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.03	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$183	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2185	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29407	$6749

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093

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