Sofia vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sofia	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1386	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3422	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$707	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$1232	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.2	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1726	$4239
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	71	74
😀 Quality of life	79	88
🏙️ Population	1.21M	459K

The cost of living in Sofia is 43% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4339th and 978th ($1386 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 841st in Bulgaria and the United States, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Sofia compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 746th and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Sofia	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.6	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1309	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$998	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.92%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4634	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3265	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.69	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.39	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.92	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.62	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.23	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.8	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.27	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.9	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$728	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12236	$16143

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Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$731
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$749
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$709
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$859
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$775
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$705
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$900
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$830
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$620
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$675
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$673
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$732
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$702
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$662
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$587
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$880
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$718
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$610
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1107
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$988
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$953
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$733
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$762
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$581
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$692
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$770
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$591
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$653
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$1045
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$708
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1053
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$709
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1125
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1285
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$932
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$610
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1020
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$663
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$800

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769