Berlin vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$1394
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	70
😀 Quality of life	95	78
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.4M

The cost of living in Berlin is 95% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1762nd and 5261st ($2027 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Germany vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 21st and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Sofia

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	Berlin	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$6749

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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