Sofia vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sofia	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1386	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3422	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$707	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$1232	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.2	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1726	$1591
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	71	19
😀 Quality of life	79	68
🏙️ Population	1.21M	955K

The cost of living in Sofia is 20% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4339th and 3058th ($1386 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Bulgaria and Spain, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Sofia compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 746th and 4533rd 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	$13.8	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.6	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1309	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$998	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.92%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4634	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3265	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.69	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.39	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.92	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.62	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.23	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.8	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.27	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.9	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$728	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12236	$7249

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Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$731
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$749
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$709
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$859
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$775
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$705
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$900
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$830
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$620
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$675
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$673
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$732
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$702
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$662
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$587
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$880
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$718
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$610
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1107
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$988
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$953
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$733
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$762
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$581
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$692
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$770
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$591
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$653
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$1045
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$708
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1053
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$709
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1125
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1285
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$932
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$610
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1020
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$663
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$800

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1668
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1653
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1354
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$627
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1606
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1662
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1603
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1607
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1608
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$619
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$648
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$649
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$790
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$555
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$526
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$734
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$797
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$579
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$653
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$597
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$586
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1752
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1388
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1467
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1492
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1913
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1455
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1544
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1469