Singapore City vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Singapore City	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3119	$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7114	$3277
🏠 One person rent	$2114	$682
🏘️ Family rent	$3790	$1187
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$283	$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4401	$1229
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	89	71
😀 Quality of life	97	78
🏙️ Population	5.87M	1.21M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 135% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 154th and 4516th ($3119 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Singapore and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Singapore vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5th and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Sofia

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	Singapore City	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.23	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.22	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2502	$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1849	$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4534	$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3365	$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.84%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$23965	$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7918	$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.6	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.4	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27	$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.3	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.02	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.36	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$117	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.5	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.2	$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31369	$11223

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$713
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$763
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$717
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$871
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$787
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$704
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$878
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$857
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$617
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$680
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$683
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$733
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$705
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$665
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$593
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$887
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$694
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$619
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1108
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$1002
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$983
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$571
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$708
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$769
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$609
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$695
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$1031
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1069
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1122
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1272
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$851
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$948
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$607
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1041
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$678
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$784