Manchester vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$1389
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
69
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
548K
1.4M

The cost of living in Manchester is 105% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1500th and 5350th ($2137 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 1st in the United Kingdom and Bulgaria, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 76th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Sofia

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Manchester Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$7369

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761

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