Baltimore vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$3082
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$629
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$1103
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$1061
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	70
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	586K	1.4M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 87% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1219th and 4611th ($2323 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 1st in the United States and Bulgaria, respectively. Check the United States vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 128th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Sofia

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	Baltimore	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$9717

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$730
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$766
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$707
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$854
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$776
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$836
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$819
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$575
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$642
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$668
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$702
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$670
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$643
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$572
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$849
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1080
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$964
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$909
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$557
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$678
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$720
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$592
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$675
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$996
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$692
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1048
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$699
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1091
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$918
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$591
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1013
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$667
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$777