Sofia vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1329
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3277
$3425
🏠 One person rent
$682
$800
🏘️ Family rent
$1187
$1319
🍽️ Food expenses
$435
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.7
$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$1925
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
71
59
😀 Quality of life
78
84
🏙️ Population
1.21M
581K

The cost of living in Sofia is 9% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 4516th and 4193rd ($1329 vs $1461) 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 0.9 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 995th and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.1
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$5.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$702
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1253
$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4234
$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.9
$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.47
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.5
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.25
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.7
$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$698
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$10967

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784

Cities near Vilnius

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$890
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$907
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1279
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$1003
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$947
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$1012
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$399
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$952
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1133
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$836
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$568
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$1001
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$912
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1184
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$628
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$1214
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$908
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$853
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1027
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$903
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$1062
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1423
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$1106
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$484
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1188
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$919
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$589
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$450
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$335
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$944
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1343
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$1060
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$622
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$1028
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1262
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$994
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$1068
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1569