Detroit vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$1394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	77	70
😀 Quality of life	86	78
🏙️ Population	639K	1.4M

The cost of living in Detroit is 99% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1678th and 5261st ($2064 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 1st in the United States and Bulgaria, respectively. Check the United States vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 315th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Sofia

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	Detroit	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$6749

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

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