Sofia vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3082
$990
🏠 One person rent
$629
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$1103
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1061
$271
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
70
40
😀 Quality of life
78
55
🏙️ Population
1.4M
5.94M

The cost of living in Sofia is 77% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4611th and 7068th ($1244 vs $705) 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 45th in India, while ranked 1070th and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.8
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.44
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.59
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$661
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1209
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$875
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.03%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3978
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.21
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.26
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.8
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.1
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$659
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9717
$922

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$730
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$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333