Sofia vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1329
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3277
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$682
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$1187
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$435
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.7
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$939
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
71
48
😀 Quality of life
78
63
🏙️ Population
1.21M
1.47M

The cost of living in Sofia is 26% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 4516th and 5278th ($1329 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Bulgaria and Russia, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Sofia compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 995th and 5513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.1
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$702
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1253
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4234
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.9
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.47
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.5
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.25
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.7
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$698
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$7937

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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
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688