Gothenburg vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$3082
🏠 One person rent	$902	$629
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$1103
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$1061
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	46	70
😀 Quality of life	94	78
🏙️ Population	675K	1.4M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 47% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2645th and 4611th ($1823 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Sweden and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Sweden vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 68th and 1070th 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	$13.7	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$2.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$9717

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$730
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$766
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$707
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$854
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$776
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$836
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$819
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$575
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$642
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$668
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$702
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$670
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$643
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$572
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$849
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1080
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$964
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$909
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$557
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$678
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$720
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$592
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$675
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$996
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$692
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1048
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$699
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1091
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$918
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$591
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1013
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$667
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$777