Sofia vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sofia	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1329	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3277	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$682	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$1187	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.7	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$4145
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	71	99
😀 Quality of life	78	98
🏙️ Population	1.21M	5.45M

The cost of living in Sofia is 53% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4516th and 348th ($1329 vs $2844) 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 0.9 months in Sofia compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 995th 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	$12.1	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$702	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$541	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1253	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$971	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.4	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.98%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4234	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.47	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.5	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.25	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.44	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.5	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.7	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11223	$21946

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Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$713
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$763
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864