Doha vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$1389
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
69
😀 Quality of life
80
78
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.4M

The cost of living in Doha is 74% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2461st and 5350th ($1810 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Qatar vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Doha compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 501st and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$7369

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$1719
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$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879

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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