Sofia vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sofia	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1386	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3422	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$707	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$1232	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.2	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1726	$4188
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	71	99
😀 Quality of life	79	100
🏙️ Population	1.21M	5.45M

The cost of living in Sofia is 51% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4339th and 370th ($1386 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 1.2 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 746th 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	$13.8	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.6	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1309	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$998	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.92%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4634	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3265	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.69	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.39	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.92	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.62	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.23	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.8	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.27	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.9	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$728	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12236	$25164

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Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$731
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$749
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$709
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$859
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$775
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$705
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$900
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$830
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$620
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$675
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$673
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$732
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$702
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$662
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$587
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$880
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$718
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$610
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1107
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$988
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$953
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$733
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$762
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$581
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$692
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$770
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$591
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$653
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$1045
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$708
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1053
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$709
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1125
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1285
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$932
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$610
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1020
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$663
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$800

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863