Singapore City vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Singapore City	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3059	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6994	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$2104	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$3885	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4040	$1394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	89	70
😀 Quality of life	97	78
🏙️ Population	5.87M	1.4M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 195% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 129th and 5261st ($3059 vs $1037) 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 1.3 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 11th and 723rd 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	$9.85	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.6	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2532	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1834	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5168	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.3%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22055	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7662	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.91	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.2	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$107	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$74	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1115	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27780	$6749

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605

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