Belgrade vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belgrade	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2759	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$622	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$1090	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$83	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$980	$1394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	51	70
😀 Quality of life	71	78
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.4M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 12% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4605th and 5261st ($1160 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Serbia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Serbia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Belgrade compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 2157th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Sofia

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	Belgrade	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.8	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.09	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$693	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1311	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$785	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.6	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.63%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4299	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2617	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.97	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.73	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.41	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7674	$6749

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Cities near Belgrade

Distance	City	Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
77 km or 48 mi	Valjevo	$776
97 km or 60 mi	Kragujevac	$807
99 km or 61 mi	Bijeljina	$661
103 km or 64 mi	Cacak	$759
121 km or 75 mi	Timisoara	$816
124 km or 77 mi	Resita	$716
145 km or 90 mi	Tuzla	$636
155 km or 97 mi	Subotica	$768
161 km or 100 mi	Szeged	$766
163 km or 101 mi	Osijek	$958
164 km or 102 mi	Arad	$623
174 km or 108 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
180 km or 112 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
184 km or 115 mi	Doboj	$603
185 km or 115 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
192 km or 120 mi	Baja	$692
194 km or 121 mi	Sarajevo	$796
196 km or 122 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
202 km or 125 mi	Nis	$711
213 km or 132 mi	Vidin	$605
213 km or 132 mi	Bekescsaba	$804
214 km or 133 mi	Zenica	$559
217 km or 135 mi	Mitrovica	$463
218 km or 136 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
219 km or 136 mi	Hunedoara	$627
219 km or 136 mi	Szekszard	$747
222 km or 138 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
223 km or 139 mi	Pecs	$848
224 km or 139 mi	Berane	$1070
224 km or 139 mi	Deva	$636
240 km or 149 mi	Kecskemet	$781
246 km or 153 mi	Pristina	$595
251 km or 156 mi	Plav	$1030
259 km or 161 mi	Banja Luka	$803
263 km or 164 mi	Szolnok	$666
267 km or 166 mi	Mostar	$693
268 km or 166 mi	Cegled	$855
269 km or 167 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
271 km or 168 mi	Kaposvar	$750

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633