Cost of Living Comparison Between Sanaa and Sofia Cost of Living Comparison Between Sanaa and Sofia

🙂 Solo nomad: Sanaa is 8.1% cheaper than Sofia without rent, and 35.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sanaa is 13.3% cheaper than Sofia without rent, and 28.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.33 YER 1,507

$11.84 BGN 19.77

-46.54%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$22.74 YER 5,416

$49.57 BGN 82.8

-54.13%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.32 YER 2,458

$9.02 BGN 15.06

14.41%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.76 YER 420

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.81 YER 431

Cappuccino

$3.65 YER 870

$2.58 BGN 4.32

41.47%

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

$1.11 YER 265

$1.78 BGN 2.98

-37.64%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.47 YER 111

$1.42 BGN 2.36

-66.90%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.02 BGN 5.05

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.20 BGN 5.34

Milk (1 liter)

$1.91 YER 454

$1.93 BGN 3.23

-1.04%

White Bread (500g)

$1.22 YER 290

$1.20 BGN 2.01

1.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.61 YER 621

$1.97 BGN 3.29

32.49%

Eggs

$3.97 YER 946

$3.86 BGN 6.44

2.85%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.61 YER 2,288

$12.46 BGN 20.80

-22.87%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.97 YER 1,661

$8.34 BGN 13.93

-16.43%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.84 YER 4,487

$12.89 BGN 21.52

46.16%

Apples (1kg)

$3.94 YER 939

$1.90 BGN 3.17

107.37%

Banana (1kg)

$1.45 YER 345

$1.90 BGN 3.17

-23.68%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.36 YER 562

$1.98 BGN 3.31

19.19%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.69 YER 402

$2.74 BGN 4.58

-38.32%

Potato (1kg)

$1.73 YER 411

$1.15 BGN 1.91

50.43%

Onion (1kg)

$1.64 YER 390

$1.06 BGN 1.77

54.72%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.59 YER 140

$1.19 BGN 1.98

-50.42%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.74 YER 175

$0.71 BGN 1.19

4.23%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$3.37 YER 802

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.60 YER 381

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.22 YER 768

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.96 YER 943

$3.88 BGN 6.48

2.06%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.61 BGN 12.70

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.10 BGN 1.84

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.81 BGN 3.02

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.42 YER 101

$0.90 BGN 1.50

-53.33%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$83.2 YER 19.8K

$29.42 BGN 49.12

182.70%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.08 YER 971

$1.45 BGN 2.42

181.38%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$4.09 YER 974

$0.72 BGN 1.20

468.06%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.31 YER 1,741

$14.10 BGN 23.55

-48.16%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.65 YER 631

$1.52 BGN 2.53

74.34%

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

$16.2K YER 3.9M

$32.3K BGN 53.9K

-49.89%

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

$33.4K YER 8.0M

$29.1K BGN 48.6K

14.94%

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

$69.6 YER 16.6K

$155 BGN 259

-55.10%

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

$13.42 YER 3,196

$18.19 BGN 30.38

-26.22%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.40 YER 9,144

$15.41 BGN 25.74

149.19%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$68.1 YER 16.2K

$43.00 BGN 71.8

58.26%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.56 YER 3,945

$21.43 BGN 35.79

-22.73%

Cinema Ticket

$5.70 YER 1,358

$9.26 BGN 15.46

-38.44%

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

$113 YER 27.0K

$628 BGN 1,048

-81.96%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,806 YER 430.1K

$9,102 BGN 15.2K

-80.16%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$40.86 YER 9,731

$69.8 BGN 117

-41.49%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$149 YER 35.6K

$36.75 BGN 61.4

306.20%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$40.75 YER 9,703

$106 BGN 176

-61.37%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$41.59 YER 9,903

$117 BGN 195

-64.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$164 YER 39.0K

$681 BGN 1,137

-75.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$96.5 YER 23.0K

$500 BGN 835

-80.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$411 YER 97.8K

$1,288 BGN 2,151

-68.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$267 YER 63.5K

$896 BGN 1,497

-70.23%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,415 YER 813.2K

$4,198 BGN 7,011

-18.67%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,077 YER 256.5K

$2,909 BGN 4,858

-62.96%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$194 YER 46.3K

$1,707 BGN 2,851

-88.62%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.25

3.09

264.08%

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

Last update for Sanaa: March 1, 2026

Last update for Sofia: March 2, 2026

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