Sofia vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$951
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2371
$1937
🏠 One person rent
$436
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$83
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1259
$418
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
69
45
😀 Quality of life
76
55
🏙️ Population
1.38M
2.86M

The cost of living in Sofia is 21% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 5668th and 6424th ($951 vs $785) 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 1.3 months in Sofia compared to 0.5 months in Tashkent. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 907th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$1086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$687
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
21.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2806
$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.79
$3.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$3.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.76
$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.3
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$497
$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7940
$8199

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$416
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$682
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$651
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$692
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$682
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$680
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$674
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$473
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$558
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$479
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$488
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$582
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$647
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$479
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$564
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$434
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$562
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$532
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$638
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$475
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$529
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$629
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$416
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$399
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$653
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$560
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$640
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$398
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$504
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$437
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$446
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$671
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$658
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$935