Sofia vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$951
$676
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2371
$1762
🏠 One person rent
$436
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$708
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$83
$52.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1259
$605
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
69
46
😀 Quality of life
76
60
🏙️ Population
1.38M
1.47M

The cost of living in Sofia is 41% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 5668th and 6984th ($951 vs $676) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 3rd in Russia, while ranked 907th and 5379th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$56.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$86.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$6.47
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
13.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2806
$1840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.79
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$3.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.76
$3.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.3
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$67.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$497
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7940
$4747

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$559
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$531
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$497
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$487
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$537
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$636
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$488
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$547
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$734
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$567
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$427
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$468
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$516
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$605
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$448
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$494
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$456
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$660
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$646
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$559
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$493
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$623
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$500
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$517
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$402
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$526
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$518
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$614
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$414
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632