Berlin vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$3277
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$682
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$1187
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$1229
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	71
😀 Quality of life	95	78
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.21M

The cost of living in Berlin is 73% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1275th and 4516th ($2302 vs $1329) 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 0.9 months in Sofia. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 35th and 995th 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	$16	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$11223

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

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