Baltimore vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$3277
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$682
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$1187
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$1229
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	71
😀 Quality of life	91	78
🏙️ Population	586K	1.21M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 68% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1414th and 4516th ($2234 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 164th and 995th 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	$17.3	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$11223

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$713
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$763
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$717
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$871
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$787
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$704
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$878
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$857
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$617
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$680
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$683
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$733
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$705
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$665
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$593
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$887
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$694
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$619
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1108
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$1002
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$983
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$571
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$708
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$769
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$609
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$695
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$1031
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1069
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1122
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1272
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$851
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$948
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$607
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1041
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$678
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$784