Sofia vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1329
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3277
$974
🏠 One person rent
$682
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$1187
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$435
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.7
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$310
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
71
40
😀 Quality of life
78
60
🏙️ Population
1.21M
5.94M

The cost of living in Sofia is 92% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4516th and 7286th ($1329 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bulgaria and India, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Sofia compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 995th and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sofia vs Surat

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Sofia Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.1
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$702
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1253
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4234
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.9
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.47
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.5
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.25
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.7
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$698
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$929

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$713
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$763
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$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784

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$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
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$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319