Dortmund vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$750
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$1229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
94
71
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
595K
1.21M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 23% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 3504th and 4516th ($1637 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 1st in Germany and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Germany vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 33rd and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Sofia

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Dortmund Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$11223

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$1515
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$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

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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