Sofia vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3082
$2091
🏠 One person rent
$629
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$1103
$764
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1061
$516
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
43
😀 Quality of life
78
61
🏙️ Population
1.4M
1.4M

The cost of living in Sofia is 43% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4611th and 6373rd ($1244 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bulgaria and Mongolia, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Sofia compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 1070th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.8
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.44
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.59
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$661
$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1209
$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$875
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.03%
6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3978
$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.21
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.26
$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.8
$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.1
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$659
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9717
$6621

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$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777

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Distance City Cost of living
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$838
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$676
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$735
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$725
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$912
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$631
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$986
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$659
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$541
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$629
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1365
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$655
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$638
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$642
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$518
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$785
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$748
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$614
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$654
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$580
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$548
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$564
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$563
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$589
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$480
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$546
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$484
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$615
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$470
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$553
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$411
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$694
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$532
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$597
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1029
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$439
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$600