Sofia vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sofia	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$951	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2371	$3383
🏠 One person rent	$436	$1051
🏘️ Family rent	$747	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$83	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1259	$1379
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	69	18
😀 Quality of life	76	62
🏙️ Population	1.38M	932K

The cost of living in Sofia is 43% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5668th and 2824th ($951 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Bulgaria and Spain, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sofia compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Tenerife ranked 74th in Spain, while ranked 907th and 5100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sofia vs Tenerife

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	Sofia	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.47	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.4	$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.03	$8.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$438	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$913
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$1541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$562	$1345
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.6	$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2806	$2349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.79	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.05	$4.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.59	$4.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$8.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.5	$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.3	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$497	$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7940	$6126

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Cities near Sofia

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

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1624
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1423
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1499
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1327
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$536
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1044
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1009
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1047
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1048
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1046
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$516
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$533
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$508
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$625
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$470
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$609
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$503
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$826
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$437
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$627
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$445
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$574
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$717
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$533
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$618
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$520
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$424
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1416
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1251
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1332
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1392
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$2218
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1318
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1494
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1328