Copenhagen vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$1394
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	70
😀 Quality of life	97	78
🏙️ Population	644K	1.4M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 125% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1085th and 5261st ($2333 vs $1037) 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 1.8 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 10th and 723rd 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	$18.8	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$6749

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633