Sofia vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$951
$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2371
$1199
🏠 One person rent
$436
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$362
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$83
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1259
$291
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
69
20
😀 Quality of life
76
48
🏙️ Population
1.38M
1.29M

The cost of living in Sofia is 102% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5668th and 8679th ($951 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bulgaria and Libya, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sofia compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 907th and 6385th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2806
$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.79
$6.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.76
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.3
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$497
$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7940
$911

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$377
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$386
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$407
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$390
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$398
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$340
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$435
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$328
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1338
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1372
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1278
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1469
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1657
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1608
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1708
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1670
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1583
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$423
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$390
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$418
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1120
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$927
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1027
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$983
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1103
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$514
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$596
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$466
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1163
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$474
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1050
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$355
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$979
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1150
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$388
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$371
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$936