Copenhagen vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Copenhagen	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2656	$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6116	$3277
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$682
🏘️ Family rent	$2679	$1187
🍽️ Food expenses	$728	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$209	$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5006	$1229
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	71
😀 Quality of life	97	78
🏙️ Population	667K	1.21M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 100% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 650th and 4516th ($2656 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Denmark and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Denmark vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 4th and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Sofia

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	Copenhagen	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.8	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.35	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$7.24	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.03	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1782	$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3169	$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2270	$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10228	$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6872	$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.6	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$122	$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$707	$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14799	$11223

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2429
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2273
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2192
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2364
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1701
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1695
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2042
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1688
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1562
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2113
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1475
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1412
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1784
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1549
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2158
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1627
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1491
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1781
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1702
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1508
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1619
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1633
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1891
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1619
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1689
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1888
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1466
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1681
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1443
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1509
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1667
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1588

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