Sofia vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$2034
🏠 One person rent
$494
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$874
$870
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.5
$45.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1389
$501
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
69
45
😀 Quality of life
78
54
🏙️ Population
1.4M
2.96M

The cost of living in Sofia is 28% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 5350th and 6377th ($1043 vs $816) 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 707th and 5908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$5.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.45
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$943
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$39.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.18%
22.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3253
$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.32
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$556
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7369
$9093

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$429
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$660
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$596
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$658
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$671
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$666
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$663
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$667
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$468
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$527
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$473
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$469
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$532
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$664
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$461
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$519
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$419
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$530
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$653
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$672
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$567
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$645
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$655
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$435
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$452
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$710
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$681
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$533
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$467
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$673
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$661
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$457
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$450
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$654
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$639
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$838