Austin vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$2606
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$1389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	69
😀 Quality of life	91	78
🏙️ Population	962K	1.4M

The cost of living in Austin is 137% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 812th and 5350th ($2473 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 1st in the United States and Bulgaria, respectively. Check the United States vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Austin compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 116th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$7369

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$712
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$876
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$943
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$706
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$684
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$770
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$743
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$571
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$589
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$640
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$634
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$529
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$589
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$549
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$785
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$661
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1043
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$912
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$744
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$521
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$661
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$641
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$545
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$947
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$663
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1055
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$668
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1086
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$737
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$624
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$985
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$685
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$668