Sofia vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$1837
🏠 One person rent
$499
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$871
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.9
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1394
$349
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
70
25
😀 Quality of life
78
24
🏙️ Population
1.4M
2.44M

The cost of living in Sofia is 39% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5261st and 6685th ($1037 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Bulgaria and Cameroon, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sofia compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 723rd and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$500
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.16%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3192
$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.59
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.9
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.2
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$538
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6749
$1631

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1265
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$555
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$764
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$601
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$655
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$553
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1121
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$741
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$384
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$527
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$668
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$482
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$621
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$883
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$679
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1611
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$462
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$805
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$972
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$625
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$556
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$900
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$881
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$900
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$558
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1502
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$820
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$665
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$759
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$522
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$651
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$513
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$634
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$533
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$486
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$743
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$850
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$371
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$779