Sofia vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1329
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3277
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$682
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1187
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$435
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.7
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$462
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
71
5
😀 Quality of life
78
45
🏙️ Population
1.21M
115K

The cost of living in Sofia is 222% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4516th and 8957th ($1329 vs $412) 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 0.9 months in Sofia compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 995th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.1
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$702
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1253
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4234
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.9
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.47
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.5
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.25
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.7
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$698
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$633

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$713
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$763
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$717
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$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
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$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
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$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784

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$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
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$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
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$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285