Berlin vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$2606
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$1389
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	69
😀 Quality of life	95	78
🏙️ Population	3.76M	1.4M

The cost of living in Berlin is 102% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1583rd and 5350th ($2104 vs $1043) 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 23rd and 707th 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	$14.5	$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$7369

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$712
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$876
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$943
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$706
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$684
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$770
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$743
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$571
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$589
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$640
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$634
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$529
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$589
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$549
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$785
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$661
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1043
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$912
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$744
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$521
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$661
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$641
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$545
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$947
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$663
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1055
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$668
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1086
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$737
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$624
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$985
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$685
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$668