Sofia vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3082
$3338
🏠 One person rent
$629
$764
🏘️ Family rent
$1103
$1283
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1061
$1836
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
70
61
😀 Quality of life
78
83
🏙️ Population
1.4M
581K

The cost of living in Sofia is 12% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 4611th and 4221st ($1244 vs $1414) 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 1070th and 544th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.8
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.44
$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$5.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.59
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$661
$763
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$547
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1209
$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$875
$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.03%
4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3978
$6130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$3717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.21
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.26
$7.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.8
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.1
$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$659
$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9717
$9582

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$865
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$883
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1334
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$974
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$920
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$988
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$349
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$929
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1113
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$735
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$517
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$967
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$894
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1125
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$561
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$1148
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$889
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$840
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1046
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$864
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1270
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$993
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1419
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$1057
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$426
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1113
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$829
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$528
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$406
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$293
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$928
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1182
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$1034
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$545
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$1009
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1241
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$968
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$1074
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1522