Copenhagen vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$3422
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$707
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$1232
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$1726
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	71
😀 Quality of life	97	79
🏙️ Population	667K	1.21M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 84% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 805th and 4339th ($2555 vs $1386) 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 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5th and 746th 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	$21.1	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$3.55
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$12236

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$731
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$749
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$709
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$859
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$775
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$705
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$900
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$830
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$620
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$675
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$673
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$732
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$702
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$662
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$587
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$880
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$718
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$610
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1107
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$988
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$953
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$733
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$762
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$581
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$692
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$770
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$591
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$653
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$1045
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$708
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1053
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$709
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1125
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1285
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$932
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$610
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1020
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$663
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$800