Sofia vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1329
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3277
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$682
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1187
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$435
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.7
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$136
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
71
22
😀 Quality of life
78
43
🏙️ Population
1.21M
2.44M

The cost of living in Sofia is 99% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4516th and 7446th ($1329 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Bulgaria and Cameroon, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Sofia compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 995th and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.1
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$702
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1253
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4234
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.9
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.47
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.5
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.25
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.7
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$698
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$1815

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1254
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$750
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$834
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$641
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$750
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$687
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1239
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1344
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$386
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$550
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$745
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$492
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$601
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$849
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$618
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1555
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$587
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$785
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$922
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$699
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$608
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1042
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$878
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1042
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1551
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$830
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$631
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$750
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$543
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$594
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$522
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$578
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$584
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$506
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$785
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$851
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$353
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$775