Minsk vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$350
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$1389
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
62
69
😀 Quality of life
67
78
🏙️ Population
1.99M
1.4M

The cost of living in Minsk is 31% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6834th and 5350th ($717 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belarus and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Belarus vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 3775th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$7369

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795

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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