Sofia vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$765
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$1946
🏠 One person rent
$499
$377
🏘️ Family rent
$871
$769
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.9
$59.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1394
$696
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
70
46
😀 Quality of life
78
60
🏙️ Population
1.4M
1.47M

The cost of living in Sofia is 36% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 5261st and 6596th ($1037 vs $765) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 8th in Russia, while ranked 723rd and 5209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$500
$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$65.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$7.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.16%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3192
$2157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$1318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.59
$5.03
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$5.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$4.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.2
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$538
$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6749
$4946

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$687
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$576
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$866
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$667
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$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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$646
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$648
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$592
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$600
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$617
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$596
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$595
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$765
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$531
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$672
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$506
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$710
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$637
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$454
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$538
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$580
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$593
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$557
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$509
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$534
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$508
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$619
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$734
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$548
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$569
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$537
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$656
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$612
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$559
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$592
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$631
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$549
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$590
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$654
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$770
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$605
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$438
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$658