Bern vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$1389
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
69
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
135K
1.4M

The cost of living in Bern is 141% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 743rd and 5350th ($2512 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 1st in Switzerland and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 33rd and 707th 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
$25
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$2.32
 Cappuccino
$5.76
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$7.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$7369

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011

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