Sofia vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sofia	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1244	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3082	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$629	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$1103	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1061	$832
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	70	8
😀 Quality of life	78	63
🏙️ Population	1.4M	24.7K

The cost of living in Sofia is 21% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4611th and 3601st ($1244 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bulgaria and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Sofia compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 1070th and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sofia vs Victoria

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	Sofia	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.8	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.44	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.98	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.7	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$661	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1209	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$875	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.03%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3978	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2572	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.21	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.4	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.8	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$659	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9717	$8213

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Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$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

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420