Sofia vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sofia	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$499	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$871	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1394	$894
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	70	29
😀 Quality of life	78	51
🏙️ Population	1.4M	431K

The cost of living in Sofia is 20% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5261st and 6224th ($1037 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bulgaria and Namibia, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sofia compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 723rd and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sofia vs Windhoek

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	Sofia	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.19	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.07	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$500	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$979	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$663	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.5	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.16%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3192	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2153	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.59	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.58	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.69	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.8	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.9	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.2	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$538	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6749	$4344

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Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785