Gothenburg vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1879
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$949
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$1652
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3784
$1726
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
71
😀 Quality of life
92
79
🏙️ Population
675K
1.21M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 36% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2470th and 4339th ($1879 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Sweden and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Sweden vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 91st and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Sofia

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Gothenburg Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$950
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$821
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.33%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6539
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.3
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.68
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.1
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4650
$12236

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1723
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1544
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1441
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1358
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1574
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1424
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1490
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1483
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1503
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1877
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1429
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1479
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1855
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1478
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$2053
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1535
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1504
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1464
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$2029
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$2157
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2220
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1447
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2135
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2195
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$2071
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1423
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1723
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1980
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1481
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$2084
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1993
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2334
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1984
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1423

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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