Bremen City vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bremen City Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1785
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4305
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$899
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$1538
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$566
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3265
$1061
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
71
70
😀 Quality of life
91
78
🏙️ Population
577K
1.4M

The cost of living in Bremen City is 43% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2793rd and 4611th ($1785 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 1st in Germany and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Germany vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Bremen City compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Bremen City ranked 23rd best city to live in Germany vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 198th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bremen City Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.8
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.84
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1517
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1109
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$311
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5496
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4667
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.46
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.9
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.4
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.76
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.5
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$127
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20109
$9717

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Delmenhorst
$1623
17 km or 10 mi Achim
$1579
17 km or 10 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1589
18 km or 11 mi Syke
$1591
33 km or 21 mi Verden an der Aller
$1585
40 km or 25 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1572
40 km or 25 mi Oldenburg
$1727
52 km or 32 mi Vechta
$1562
52 km or 32 mi Nordenham
$1515
55 km or 34 mi Bremerhaven
$1796
55 km or 34 mi Nienburg
$1602
57 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1589
57 km or 36 mi Varel
$1498
57 km or 36 mi Cloppenburg
$1605
60 km or 37 mi Lohne
$1552
62 km or 39 mi Geestland
$1527
63 km or 39 mi Westerstede
$1610
64 km or 40 mi Friesoythe
$1622
66 km or 41 mi Wilhelmshaven
$1424
69 km or 43 mi Soltau
$1585
73 km or 45 mi Stade
$1555
74 km or 46 mi Buxtehude
$1559
76 km or 47 mi Schortens
$1474
77 km or 48 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1647
78 km or 48 mi Petershagen
$1548
79 km or 49 mi Espelkamp
$1565
82 km or 51 mi Wedel
$1602
84 km or 52 mi Wunstorf
$1652
86 km or 54 mi Lubbecke
$1561
88 km or 55 mi Stadthagen
$1605
88 km or 55 mi Wittmund
$1497
88 km or 55 mi Minden
$1527
88 km or 55 mi Cuxhaven
$1527
90 km or 56 mi Garbsen
$1679
92 km or 57 mi Leer
$1573
92 km or 57 mi Pinneberg
$1605
92 km or 57 mi Seelze
$1683
93 km or 58 mi Bramsche
$1464
94 km or 58 mi Elmshorn
$1588
95 km or 59 mi Langenhagen
$1691

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777