Sofia vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sofia	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$3864
🏠 One person rent	$499	$837
🏘️ Family rent	$871	$1959
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1394	$861
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	70	8
😀 Quality of life	78	59
🏙️ Population	1.4M	24.7K

The cost of living in Sofia is 31% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5261st and 3454th ($1037 vs $1495) 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 1.3 months in Sofia compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 723rd and 5404th 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	$9.19	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.07	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$500	$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$979	$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$663	$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.5	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.16%	16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3192	$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2153	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.59	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.58	$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.69	$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.8	$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.9	$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.2	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$538	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6749	$8298

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1100
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1105
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$706
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$447
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$498
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$808
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$745
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$580
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$712
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$523
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$545
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$486
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$561
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$660
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$541
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$408