Hamburg City vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2194
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5194
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$1163
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$2033
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$276
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4099
$1229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
84
71
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
1.91M
1.21M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 65% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1513th and 4516th ($2194 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Germany and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Germany vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Hamburg City ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 31st and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Sofia

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Hamburg City Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.9
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.94
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.9
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.63
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2225
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1644
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9649
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5540
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.5
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.1
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.5
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.3
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$296
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23203
$11223

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1650
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1635
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1623
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1667
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1569
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1626
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1584
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1662
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1598
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1624
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1554
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1685
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1563
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1586
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1767
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1588
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1716
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1571
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1580
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1648
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1586
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1494
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1588
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1580
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1525
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1559
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1574
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1498
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1566
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1825
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1337
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1752
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1470
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1529
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1563
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1443
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1575
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1583
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1492

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784