Sofia vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$494
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$874
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.5
$54.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1389
$601
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
69
46
😀 Quality of life
78
60
🏙️ Population
1.4M
1.47M

The cost of living in Sofia is 49% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 5350th and 6924th ($1043 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Bulgaria and Russia, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sofia compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Yekaterinburg ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 707th and 5229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$7.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.45
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$943
$836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$62.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.18%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3253
$1941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.32
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$556
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7369
$4718

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$537
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$539
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$531
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$559
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$698
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$490
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$567
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$782
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$620
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$422
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$484
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$540
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$451
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$503
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$463
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$630
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$654
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$533
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$480
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$589
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$513
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$541
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$406
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$530
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$522
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$612
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$376
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628