Sofia vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3082
$2318
🏠 One person rent
$629
$492
🏘️ Family rent
$1103
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$322
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1061
$848
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
70
46
😀 Quality of life
78
64
🏙️ Population
1.4M
1.47M

The cost of living in Sofia is 29% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 4611th and 5881st ($1244 vs $962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1070th and 5334th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.8
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$48.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.44
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.59
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$661
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1209
$990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$875
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$9.66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.03%
17.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3978
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$1410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.21
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.26
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.8
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.1
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$659
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9717
$7319

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$828
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$843
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$754
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$829
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$763
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$714
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$909
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$675
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$802
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$681
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$635
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$698
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$725
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$755
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$681
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$709
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$520
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$563
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$695
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$536
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$685
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$868
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$519
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$620
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$693
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$796
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$686
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$641
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$772
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$786
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$548
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$692
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$767
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$658
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$719
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617