Sofia vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sofia	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$499	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$871	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1394	$336
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	70	20
😀 Quality of life	78	45
🏙️ Population	1.4M	1.29M

The cost of living in Sofia is 123% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5261st and 8801st ($1037 vs $464) 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 0.7 months in Tripoli. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 723rd and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sofia vs Tripoli

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	Sofia	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.19	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.07	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$500	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$979	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$663	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.5	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.16%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3192	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2153	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.59	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.58	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.69	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.8	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.9	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.2	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$538	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6749	$1187

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Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$368
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$396
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$387
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$392
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$418
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$404
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$436
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$448
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$377
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1346
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1415
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1486
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1583
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1555
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1624
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1749
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$495
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$410
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$386
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$443
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1106
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$941
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1077
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$971
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1098
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$535
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$549
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$465
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1161
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$459
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1019
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$348
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$938
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1137
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$349
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$364
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058