Sofia vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sofia	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$951	$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2371	$5237
🏠 One person rent	$436	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$747	$2442
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$83	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1259	$4454
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	69	75
😀 Quality of life	76	85
🏙️ Population	1.38M	459K

The cost of living in Sofia is 55% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5668th and 1538th ($951 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1363rd 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 1.3 months in Sofia compared to 2.1 months in Virginia Beach. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Virginia Beach ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 907th and 280th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Sofia	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.47	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.4	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.03	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$438	$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$2730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$562	$2069
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.6	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2806	$3122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$2646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.79	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.05	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$3.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.59	$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.5	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.3	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$497	$1193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7940	$18553

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Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$598
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$865
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$533
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$852
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$660
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$719
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$712
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$702
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$602
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$563
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$661
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$626
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$581
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$495
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$531
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$760
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$691
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$576
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1027
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$977
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$813
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$641
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$654
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$664
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$697
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$570
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$534
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$610
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$827
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$681
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1027
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$713
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1057
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$704
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$733
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$616
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1001
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$692
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$619

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2788
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2282
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2462
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2005
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$1997
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2284
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2108
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2237
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2229
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2139
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2169
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2020
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2063
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2428
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1929
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2159
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2053
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2522
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2014
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2215
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2849
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2362
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3079
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2844
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2426
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2730
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2369
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2422
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3110
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2685