Cologne vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Cologne Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1643
$960
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3959
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$881
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$1574
$777
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$81.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2585
$1049
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
71
😀 Quality of life
96
76
🏙️ Population
1.07M
1.38M

The cost of living in Cologne is 71% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2459th and 5711th ($1643 vs $960) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 Cologne compared to 1.1 months in Sofia. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 13th and 721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.31
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$893
$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$323
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1628
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1205
$582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$82.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$253
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.26%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6134
$2671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$1739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$106
$27.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.79
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.65
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.8
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.13
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$733
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12429
$7512

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1301
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1665
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1299
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1249
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1303
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1298
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1259
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1303
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1298
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1299
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1305
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1297
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1301
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1300
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1214
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1300
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1301
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1299
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1517
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1299
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1177
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1301
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1298
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1299
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1301
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1184
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1305
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1300
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1303
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1332
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1300
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1303
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1302
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1632

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$513
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$861
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$571
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$768
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$574
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$630
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$621
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$571
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$447
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$506
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$500
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$579
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$472
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$461
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$420
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$688
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$636
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$527
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$991
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$841
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$688
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$540
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$552
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$441
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$738
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$498
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$407
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$603
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1022
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$506
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$876
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$555
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$989
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1061
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$463
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$546
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$524
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1114
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$484
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$521