Sofia vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$2186
🏠 One person rent
$499
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$871
$929
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.9
$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1394
$522
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
70
46
😀 Quality of life
78
55
🏙️ Population
1.4M
2.96M

The cost of living in Sofia is 22% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 5261st and 6253rd ($1037 vs $853) 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 0.6 months in Tashkent. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 723rd and 5872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$500
$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$1255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.16%
22.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3192
$1748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.59
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.9
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.2
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$538
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6749
$9301

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$444
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$613
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$569
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$623
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$615
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$614
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$613
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$613
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$507
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$538
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$591
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$626
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$512
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$602
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$441
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$501
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$430
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$472
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$623
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$605
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$477
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$607
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$593
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$596
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$484
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$431
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$713
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$674
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$518
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$394
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$667
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$637
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$381
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$414
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$634
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$619
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$785