Sofia vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$951
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2371
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$436
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$83
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1259
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
69
40
😀 Quality of life
76
51
🏙️ Population
1.38M
5.94M

The cost of living in Sofia is 17% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5668th and 6358th ($951 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bulgaria and India, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sofia compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 907th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2806
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.79
$2.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.76
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.3
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$497
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7940
$1785

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$598
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$865
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$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
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
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$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361