Dusseldorf vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dusseldorf	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1944	$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4713	$3277
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$682
🏘️ Family rent	$1869	$1187
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4092	$1229
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	71
😀 Quality of life	95	78
🏙️ Population	631K	1.21M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 46% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2220th and 4516th ($1944 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Germany and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Germany vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dusseldorf compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Dusseldorf ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 28th and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Sofia

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	Dusseldorf	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.3	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.45	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.51	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.48	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$828	$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2031	$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8456	$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5329	$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.6	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.9	$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$907	$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21698	$11223

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1668
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1639
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1660
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1673
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1620
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1722
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1618
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1739
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1588
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1724
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1603
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1644
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1588
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1665
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1701
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1600
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1579
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1467
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1663
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1592
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1669
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$2007
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1626
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1642
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1584
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1601
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1609
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1671
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1561
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1686
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1629
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1481
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1580
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1573
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1990

Cities near Sofia

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