Sofia vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sofia	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$499	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$871	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1394	$1615
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	70	62
😀 Quality of life	78	80
🏙️ Population	1.4M	581K

The cost of living in Sofia is 18% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 5261st and 4316th ($1037 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bulgaria and Lithuania, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sofia compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 723rd and 529th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sofia vs Vilnius

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	Sofia	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.19	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.07	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$500	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$979	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$663	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.5	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.16%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3192	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2153	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.59	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.58	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.69	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.8	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.9	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.2	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$538	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6749	$8531

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$847
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1150
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$936
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$882
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$843
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1016
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$727
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$840
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1025
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$570
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$935
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$804
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$761
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$933
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1113
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$964
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1299
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$969
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$435
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$469
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$438
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$300
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$835
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$953
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$474
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$882
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$869
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1302