Gothenburg vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$808	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$1394
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	46	70
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	675K	1.4M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 57% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2959th and 5261st ($1623 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Sweden and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Sweden vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 78th and 723rd 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	$12.3	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$6749

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633