Gothenburg vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gothenburg	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1725	$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3877	$2606
🏠 One person rent	$895	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$1550	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3191	$1389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	46	69
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	608K	1.4M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 65% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2792nd and 5350th ($1725 vs $1043) 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 1.8 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 81st and 707th 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	$12.7	$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1694	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.9	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4134	$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.11	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3801	$7369

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$712
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$876
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$943
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$706
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$684
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$770
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$743
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$571
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$589
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$640
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$634
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$529
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$589
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$549
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$785
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$661
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1043
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$912
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$744
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$521
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$661
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$641
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$545
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$947
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$663
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1055
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$668
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1086
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$737
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$624
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$985
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$685
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$668