Sofia vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sofia	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1244	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3082	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$629	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$1103	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1061	$4354
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	70	74
😀 Quality of life	78	90
🏙️ Population	1.4M	459K

The cost of living in Sofia is 48% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4611th and 1045th ($1244 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 916th 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 0.9 months in Sofia compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Virginia Beach ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 1070th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Sofia	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.8	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.44	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.98	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.7	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$661	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1209	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$875	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.03%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3978	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2572	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.21	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.4	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.8	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$659	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9717	$16163

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Cities near Sofia

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

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710