Islamabad vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Islamabad	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1168	$2606
🏠 One person rent	$198	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$150	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.4	$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$256	$1389
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	67	69
😀 Quality of life	49	78
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.4M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 58% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8895th and 5350th ($439 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6293rd and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Sofia

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	Islamabad	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.79	$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.49%	3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$493	$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.82	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.32	$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.26	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.64	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.47	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.62	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.2	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$59.7	$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3133	$7369

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$323
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$328
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$372
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$277
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$354
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$338
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$374
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$330
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$388
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$456
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$335
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$344
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$280
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$308
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$358
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$319
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$406
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$344
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$500
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$312
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$407
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$441
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$310
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$469
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$378
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$599
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$358
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$360
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$430
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$371
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$476
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$397

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