Singapore City vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Singapore City	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3007	$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6888	$2371
🏠 One person rent	$2075	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$3850	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$249	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4634	$1259
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	89	69
😀 Quality of life	98	76
🏙️ Population	5.87M	1.38M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 216% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 133rd and 5668th ($3007 vs $951) 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 1.5 months in Singapore City compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 4th and 907th 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	$9.57	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2587	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1768	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4669	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3392	$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.3	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.52%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20493	$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12922	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.8	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.86	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.2	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.9	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$96	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.6	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1175	$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26424	$7940

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544

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