Sofia vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sofia	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$499	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$871	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1394	$1637
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	70	27
😀 Quality of life	78	59
🏙️ Population	1.4M	687K

The cost of living in Sofia is 6% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 5261st and 4828th ($1037 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th in Bulgaria and Spain, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sofia compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 723rd and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sofia vs Zaragoza

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	Sofia	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.19	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.07	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$500	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$979	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$663	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.5	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.16%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3192	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2153	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.59	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.58	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.69	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.8	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.9	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.2	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$538	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6749	$7261

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Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$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

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387