Sofia vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3082
$2106
🏠 One person rent
$629
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$1103
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1061
$280
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
70
46
😀 Quality of life
78
56
🏙️ Population
1.4M
2.96M

The cost of living in Sofia is 47% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 4611th and 6476th ($1244 vs $844) 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 0.3 months in Tashkent. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 1070th and 6210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.8
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.44
$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.59
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$661
$591
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1209
$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$875
$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.03%
22.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3978
$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$9.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.21
$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.26
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.8
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.1
$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$659
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9717
$9729

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$754
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$620
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$525
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$603
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$650
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$600
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$626
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$658
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$555
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$562
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$648
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$680
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$480
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$674
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$445
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$468
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$451
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$475
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$532
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$712
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$549
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$615
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$680
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$512
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$433
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$743
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$501
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$446
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$428
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$613
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$573
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$404
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$432
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$651
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$639
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$787