Sofia vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$951
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2371
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$436
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$83
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1259
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
69
5
😀 Quality of life
76
36
🏙️ Population
1.38M
79.2K

The cost of living in Sofia is 111% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5668th and 8761st ($951 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bulgaria and Bhutan, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sofia compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 907th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2806
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.79
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.76
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.3
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$497
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7940
$701

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$598
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$865
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$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
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$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

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22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
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$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
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$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288