Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Portugal and Sofia

For one person, living is cheaper in Sofia: $1,589 a month against $1,722 in Portugal, rent and utilities included – about $1,600 less a year. Higher rent and utilities in Portugal outweigh lower spending on other living expenses.

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Cost of Living Index in Sofia
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🇵🇹 Portugal

$1,722

/mo nomad

Sofia

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

$1,589

/mo nomad

🙂 Solo nomad: Portugal is 8.8% cheaper than Sofia without rent, and 8.4% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Portugal is 14.3% cheaper than Sofia without rent, and 0.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.72 €12.24

$17.10 BGN 29.93

-19.77%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$49.58 €44.25

$66.9 BGN 117

-25.90%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.90 €8.84

$11.77 BGN 20.59

-15.89%

Cappuccino

$2.08 €1.86

$3.42 BGN 5.99

-39.18%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.94 €1.73

$2.42 BGN 4.23

-19.83%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.39 €1.24

$1.86 BGN 3.26

-25.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.75 €2.45

$3.33 BGN 5.83

-17.42%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.42 €3.06

$4.53 BGN 7.92

-24.50%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.05 €0.93

$1.92 BGN 3.36

-45.31%

White Bread (500g)

$1.57 €1.40

$1.51 BGN 2.64

3.97%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.58 €1.41

$2.21 BGN 3.88

-28.51%

Eggs

$3.52 €3.14

$4.40 BGN 7.69

-20.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.42 €10.19

$11.56 BGN 20.22

-1.21%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.61 €6.79

$8.79 BGN 15.38

-13.42%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.12 €13.49

$16.97 BGN 29.71

-10.90%

Apples (1kg)

$2.17 €1.94

$2.17 BGN 3.79

Banana (1kg)

$1.46 €1.30

$2.04 BGN 3.57

-28.43%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.76 €1.57

$1.84 BGN 3.22

-4.35%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.49 €2.22

$4.29 BGN 7.51

-41.96%

Potato (1kg)

$1.69 €1.51

$1.03 BGN 1.80

64.08%

Onion (1kg)

$1.93 €1.72

$0.93 BGN 1.62

107.53%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.46 €1.30

$1.20 BGN 2.11

21.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.75 €0.67

$0.92 BGN 1.62

-18.48%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.23 €5.56

$4.30 BGN 7.53

44.88%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.67 €5.06

$7.33 BGN 12.83

-22.65%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.24 €1.10

$1.18 BGN 2.06

5.08%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.22 €1.99

$1.87 BGN 3.28

18.72%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.31 €2.06

$0.87 BGN 1.52

165.52%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$44.41 €39.63

$28.14 BGN 49.24

57.82%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.02 €3.59

$1.74 BGN 3.04

131.03%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 €0.94

$0.96 BGN 1.68

9.38%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$17.09 €15.25

$15.54 BGN 27.19

9.97%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.14 €1.91

$1.79 BGN 3.14

19.55%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$34.4K €30.7K

$30.0K BGN 52.5K

14.67%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$37.7K €33.7K

$26.4K BGN 46.1K

43.07%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$134 €120

$156 BGN 273

-13.98%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$19.87 €17.73

$21.21 BGN 37.11

-6.32%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.89 €36.49

$15.64 BGN 27.37

161.45%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.58 €37.11

$46.76 BGN 81.8

-11.08%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.99 €14.27

$27.74 BGN 48.54

-42.36%

Cinema Ticket

$8.93 €7.97

$10.02 BGN 17.53

-10.88%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$491 €438

$766 BGN 1,341

-35.95%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.5K €10.3K

$12.8K BGN 22.4K

-9.98%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.2 €76.9

$89.7 BGN 157

-3.95%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.20 €35.88

$40.88 BGN 71.5

-1.66%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$88.2 €78.7

$106 BGN 186

-16.89%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$99.6 €88.9

$105 BGN 183

-4.84%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,022 €912

$796 BGN 1,393

28.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$823 €735

$607 BGN 1,063

35.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,724 €1,539

$1,563 BGN 2,735

10.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,303 €1,163

$1,060 BGN 1,855

22.90%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,911 €3,490

$4,357 BGN 7,626

-10.24%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,821 €2,517

$3,250 BGN 5,688

-13.22%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,291 €1,153

$1,740 BGN 3,044

-25.76%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.74

2.89

29.41%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Portugal: October 3, 2026

Last update for Sofia: October 3, 2026

Monthly budget structure

Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.

Accommodation & Living

Portugal

$823 47.6%

Sofia

$607 37.9% 26.2% $216

Groceries & Markets

Portugal

$249 14.4%

Sofia

$287 17.9% 15.4% $38

Eating Out

Portugal

$198 11.5%

Sofia

$256 16% 29.1% $58

Monthly Utilities & Internet

Portugal

$195 11.3%

Sofia

$193 12% 1.1% $2.1

Clothing & Footwear

Portugal

$141 8.2%

Sofia

$154 9.6% 8.7% $12

Getting Around

Portugal

$63 3.6%

Sofia

$38 2.4% 39.4% $25

Sport & Entertainment

Portugal

$59 3.4%

Sofia

$67 4.2% 12.4% $7.4

Good to know

🇵🇹 Portugal

🇧🇬 Sofia

🕒 Local time

08:27 8:27 AM

10:27 10:27 AM

2 h ahead of Portugal

🌤 Weather

👥 Population

10,347,892

1,286,383 Capital

💱 Currency

Euro EUR €

Bulgarian Lev BGN лв.

📈 Exchange rate

1 EUR = 1.12 USD

1 BGN = 0.571 USD

1 BGN = 0.509 EUR

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