Dortmund vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3769
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$675
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$1171
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3356
$1726
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
94
71
😀 Quality of life
81
79
🏙️ Population
595K
1.21M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 7% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4048th and 4339th ($1482 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 555th and 1st in Germany and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Germany vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dortmund compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Dortmund ranked 58th best city to live in Germany vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 625th and 746th 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
$14.8
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.5
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$625
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3134
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2319
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.16
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.4
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28831
$12236

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1472
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1530
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1533
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1559
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1528
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1545
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1532
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1552
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1555
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1554
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1555
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1571
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1237
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1508
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1552
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1502
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1565
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1572
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1427
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1581
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1568
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1663
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1683
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1538
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1547
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1580
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1598

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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