Copenhagen vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Copenhagen	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5751	$2606
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$2573	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4295	$1389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	69
😀 Quality of life	97	78
🏙️ Population	644K	1.4M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 138% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 795th and 5350th ($2483 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Denmark and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Denmark vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 9th and 707th 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	$20.2	$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.66	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$6.74	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3033	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2129	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8402	$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5773	$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$121	$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$7369

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2203
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2006
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1294
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1570
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1867
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2088
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1459
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1439
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1713
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1347
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1864
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1341
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$2046
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1688
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1442
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1966
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1548
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1299
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1499
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1608
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1532
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1578
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1434
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1636
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1502
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1476
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1654
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1324
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1536
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1364
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1476
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1565
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1546

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