Sofia vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sofia	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$499	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$871	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1394	$1922
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	70	37
😀 Quality of life	78	73
🏙️ Population	1.4M	6.44K

The cost of living in Sofia is 34% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 5261st and 3109th ($1037 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Bulgaria and Malta, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sofia compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 723rd and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sofia vs Valletta

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	Sofia	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.19	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.07	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$500	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$979	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$663	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.5	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.16%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3192	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2153	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.59	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.58	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.69	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.8	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.9	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.2	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$538	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6749	$8456

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1749
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1624
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1415
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1555
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1486
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1346
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1106
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$941
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1098
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$971
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1161
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1137
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1130
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1019
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$938
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$443
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$495
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$464
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$418
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$448
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$368
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$549
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$396
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$436
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$392
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$410
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$465
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1072
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1159
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$387
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$348