Singapore City vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Singapore City Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3105
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7072
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$2101
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$3780
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$284
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4276
$1726
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
89
71
😀 Quality of life
97
79
🏙️ Population
5.87M
1.21M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 124% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 165th and 4339th ($3105 vs $1386) 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 1.2 months in Sofia. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 8th and 746th 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
$10.5
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.7
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.78
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.25
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.84
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2576
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4755
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3306
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$23858
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7397
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.57
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.36
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.99
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$29.2
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.56
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10.3
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.28
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.8
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1438
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27027
$12236

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$2823
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$843
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$501
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$717
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$737
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$759
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$707
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$617
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$488
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$466
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$576
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$610
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$654
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$798
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$741
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$417
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$743
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$621
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$678
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$794
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$677
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$371
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$555
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$393
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$531
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$422
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$438
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$720
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$428
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$762
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800