Sofia vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1386
$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3422
$2134
🏠 One person rent
$707
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.2
$50.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1726
$308
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
71
47
😀 Quality of life
79
56
🏙️ Population
1.21M
2.96M

The cost of living in Sofia is 64% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 4339th and 6584th ($1386 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bulgaria and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Sofia compared to 0.4 months in Tashkent. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 746th and 6238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sofia vs Tashkent

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Sofia Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.6
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$554
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1309
$967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$998
$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.92%
23.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4634
$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.69
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.39
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$6.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.23
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.27
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$56.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.9
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$728
$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12236
$10369

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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 Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$759
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$599
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$587
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$576
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$622
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$583
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$610
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$645
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$568
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$572
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$669
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$688
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$549
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$704
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$488
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$535
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$471
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$497
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$555
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$773
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$570
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$646
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$737
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$500
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$439
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$789
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$500
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$492
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$468
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$636
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$601
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$447
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$470
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$518
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$514
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$899