Sofia vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sofia	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$951	$1327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2371	$3027
🏠 One person rent	$436	$691
🏘️ Family rent	$747	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$83	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1259	$1622
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	69	27
😀 Quality of life	76	74
🏙️ Population	1.38M	673K

The cost of living in Sofia is 28% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 5668th and 4103rd ($951 vs $1327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th 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 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Zaragoza ranked 32nd in Spain, while ranked 907th and 1412th 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	$9.47	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.4	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.03	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$438	$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$518
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$1289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$562	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.6	$73.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2806	$4398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$2390
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.79	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.05	$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.59	$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.5	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.3	$44
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$497	$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7940	$7028

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Cities near Sofia

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

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1112
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1260
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1023
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1340
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1142
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1234
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1148
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1353
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1364
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1382
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1087
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1128
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1362
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1384
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1139
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1530
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1147
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1360
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1718
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1334
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1138
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1265
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1593
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1076
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1262
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1409
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1241
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1421
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1109
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1156
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1400
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1437
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1501
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1426
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1443
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1571
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1562
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1404
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1219