Novosibirsk vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Novosibirsk	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$649	$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1654	$2606
🏠 One person rent	$294	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$574	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.2	$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$554	$1389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	49	69
😀 Quality of life	58	78
🏙️ Population	1.63M	1.4M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 38% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7298th and 5350th ($649 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 1st in Russia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Russia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Novosibirsk ranked 8th best city to live in Russia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5501st and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Sofia

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	Novosibirsk	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.49	$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.3	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$438	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.7	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.7	$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.64%	3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1841	$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1077	$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.86	$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.42	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.1	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.1	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.66	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$234	$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$7369

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Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$619
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$495
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$541
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$562
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$357
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$556
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$556
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$605
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$550
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$555
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$406
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$520
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$669
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$628
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$615
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$586
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$575
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$780
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$534
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$612
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$630
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$595
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$622
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$628
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$698
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$490
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$599
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$570
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$447
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$624
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$626
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$687
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$735
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$530
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$544
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$782
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$535
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$791
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$585

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