Sofia vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$951
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2371
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$436
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$83
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1259
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
69
62
😀 Quality of life
76
44
🏙️ Population
1.38M
1.27M

The cost of living in Sofia is 9% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5668th and 6110th ($951 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Bulgaria and South Africa, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sofia compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 907th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2806
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.79
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.76
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.3
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$497
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7940
$2867

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952