Sofia vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Sofia | Vienna | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Sofia is 42% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 4611th and 1640th ($1244 vs $2132) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bulgaria and Austria, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs Austria comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Sofia compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 1070th and 39th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Sofia vs Vienna
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| Sofia | Vienna | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 26 km or 16 mi |  Pernik | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Vratsa | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Blagoevgrad | |
| 97 km or 60 mi | Bansko | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Pazardzhik | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Pleven | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Plovdiv | |
| 135 km or 84 mi |  Nis | |
| 142 km or 88 mi |  Stip | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Kumanovo | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Vidin | |
| 149 km or 92 mi | Asenovgrad | |
| 151 km or 94 mi | Strumica | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Gabrovo | |
| 168 km or 104 mi | Veles | |
| 175 km or 108 mi | Skopje | |
| 176 km or 110 mi | Pristina | |
| 178 km or 110 mi | Kavadarci | |
| 180 km or 112 mi |  Serres | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Drama | |
| 186 km or 116 mi |  Craiova | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Stara Zagora | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Veliko Tarnovo | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Mitrovica | |
| 202 km or 126 mi | Haskovo | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Tetovo | |
| 210 km or 130 mi | Prilep | |
| 210 km or 131 mi | Slatina | |
| 215 km or 134 mi | Kavala | |
| 215 km or 134 mi | Alexandria | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Xanthi | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Drobeta-Turnu Severin | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Giannitsa | |
| 232 km or 144 mi | Thessaloniki | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Novi Pazar | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Kragujevac | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Sliven | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Komotini | |
| 248 km or 154 mi | Bitola | |
| 248 km or 154 mi | Ruse |
Cities near Vienna
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 7.1 mi |  Klosterneuburg | |
| 15 km or 9.4 mi | Modling | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Baden bei Wien | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Wiener Neustadt | |
| 55 km or 34 mi |  Bratislava | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Petrzalka | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Sankt Polten | |
| 60 km or 38 mi |  Sopron | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Krems an der Donau | |
| 72 km or 45 mi |  Breclav | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Znojmo | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Mosonmagyarovar | |
| 91 km or 56 mi | Hodonin | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Trnava | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Szombathely | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Gyor | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Brno | |
| 112 km or 70 mi | Amstetten | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Piestany | |
| 118 km or 73 mi | Trebic | |
| 118 km or 73 mi | Kapfenberg | |
| 125 km or 77 mi | Uherske Hradiste | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Nitra | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Leoben | |
| 136 km or 84 mi | Nove Zamky | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Komarno | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Kromeriz | |
| 144 km or 90 mi | Jihlava | |
| 144 km or 90 mi | Trencin | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Graz | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Steyr | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Zlin | |
| 151 km or 94 mi | Prostejov | |
| 155 km or 96 mi | Linz | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Zalaegerszeg | |
| 157 km or 98 mi | Leonding | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Traun | |
| 160 km or 99 mi | Prerov | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Ceske Budejovice | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Levice |