Sofia vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1329
$827
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3277
$2080
🏠 One person rent
$682
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$1187
$758
🍽️ Food expenses
$435
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.7
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$322
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
71
47
😀 Quality of life
78
56
🏙️ Population
1.21M
2.96M

The cost of living in Sofia is 61% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 4516th and 6652nd ($1329 vs $827) 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 0.9 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 995th and 6254th 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
$12.1
$5.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$702
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1253
$958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$626
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$53.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
23.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4234
$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$997
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.9
$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.47
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.5
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.25
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$5.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.7
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$698
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$10127

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$736
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$609
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$562
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$585
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$635
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$590
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$619
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$653
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$553
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$561
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$653
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$679
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$521
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$692
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$477
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$505
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$447
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$484
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$533
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$735
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$549
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$621
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$702
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$513
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$436
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$757
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$503
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$484
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$454
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$616
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$580
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$429
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$457
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$575
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$565
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$866