Essen vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Essen Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$642
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$1726
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
71
😀 Quality of life
95
79
🏙️ Population
587K
1.21M

The cost of living in Essen is 10% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 3925th and 4339th ($1519 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st 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 Essen compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 23rd and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Essen vs Sofia

Prices for goods and services in Essen and Sofia are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Essen Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$12236

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

Cities near Sofia

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