Dresden vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$637
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$1726
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
71
😀 Quality of life
92
79
🏙️ Population
566K
1.21M

The cost of living in Dresden is 4% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4158th and 4339th ($1448 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd 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 1.2 months in Sofia. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 96th and 746th 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
$14.5
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$12236

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

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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