Dresden vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$706
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$1229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
71
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
566K
1.21M

The cost of living in Dresden is 15% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 3968th and 4516th ($1531 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th 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 Dresden compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 117th and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Sofia

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Dresden Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$11223

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$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
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$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
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$763
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$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