Singapore City vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Singapore City Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3168
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7320
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$2164
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$4039
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$273
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4523
$1389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
89
69
😀 Quality of life
97
78
🏙️ Population
5.87M
1.4M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 204% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 81st and 5350th ($3168 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Singapore and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Singapore vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 8th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Sofia

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Singapore City Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.6
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.77
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.1
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.08
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2514
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1898
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5063
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3531
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.4
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$21434
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7782
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.23
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.94
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.37
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$28.5
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.31
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$113
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.1
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$76
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1202
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28407
$7369

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2852
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$709
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$604
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$745
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$750
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$752
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$699
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$630
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$585
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$590
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$518
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$571
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$617
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$732
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$687
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$499
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$729
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$579
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$673
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$950
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$670
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$420
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$759
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$441
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$517
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$459
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$530
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$671
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$485
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$669
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637

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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