Sofia vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sofia	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$499	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$871	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1394	$1728
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	70	15
😀 Quality of life	78	47
🏙️ Population	1.4M	886K

The cost of living in Sofia is 4% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5261st and 4967th ($1037 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sofia compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 723rd and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sofia vs Tabuk

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	Sofia	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.19	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.07	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$500	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$979	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$663	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.5	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.16%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3192	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2153	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.59	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.58	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.69	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.8	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.2	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$538	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6749	$8574

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028