Bern vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$1259
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
69
😀 Quality of life
94
76
🏙️ Population
134K
1.38M

The cost of living in Bern is 170% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 579th and 5668th ($2569 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1st in Switzerland and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 44th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Sofia

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Bern Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.4
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$2.23
 Cappuccino
$5.46
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$7.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$7940

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2597
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2527
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2400
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2368
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2248
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2665
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2580
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2838
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2925
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2882
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2142
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2846
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2820
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$2693
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3296
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1492
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2706
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1952
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2702
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3444
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3083
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3128
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3041
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2861
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1327
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1282
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3073
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3051
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3380
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3001
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3200
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2930
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3059
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619