Sofia vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sofia	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$499	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$871	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1394	$4315
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	70	100
😀 Quality of life	78	100
🏙️ Population	1.4M	4.84M

The cost of living in Sofia is 59% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5261st and 745th ($1037 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bulgaria and Australia, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sofia compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 723rd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sofia vs Sydney

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	Sofia	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.19	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.07	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$500	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$979	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$663	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.5	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.16%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3192	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2153	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.59	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.58	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.69	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.8	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.9	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$538	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6749	$17957

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Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683