Sofia vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sofia	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1329	$1834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3277	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$682	$1020
🏘️ Family rent	$1187	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.7	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$2529
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	71	46
😀 Quality of life	78	88
🏙️ Population	1.21M	750K

The cost of living in Sofia is 28% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 4516th and 2723rd ($1329 vs $1834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 95th in Bulgaria and Canada, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Sofia compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Winnipeg ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 995th and 326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sofia vs Winnipeg

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	Sofia	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$702	$924
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$541	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1253	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$971	$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.4	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.98%	5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4234	$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$2435
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.47	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.5	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.25	$16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.44	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.5	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$78.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.7	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$1107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11223	$13280

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Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$713
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$763
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$717
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$871
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$787
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$704
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$878
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$857
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$617
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$680
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$683
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$733
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$705
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$665
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$593
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$887
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$694
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$619
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1108
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$1002
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$983
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$571
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$708
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$769
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$609
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$695
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$1031
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1069
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1122
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1272
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$851
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$948
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$607
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1041
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$678
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$784

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1406
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1842
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1634
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1763
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2147
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1665
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1981
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2031
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1576
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1945
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1747
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2354
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1573
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1762
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2098
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2392
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2582
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2354
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2410
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1709
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2361
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2273
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2290
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2284
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2288
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2260
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2257
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2384
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2219
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2429