Hamburg City vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2189
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5149
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$1162
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$2021
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$281
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3748
$1726
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
84
71
😀 Quality of life
94
79
🏙️ Population
1.91M
1.21M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 58% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1511th and 4339th ($2189 vs $1386) 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 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 38th and 746th 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
$17.5
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.84
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.81
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1230
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2218
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10429
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5372
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.48
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.23
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.8
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$338
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19886
$12236

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1617
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1601
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1582
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1575
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1621
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1579
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1559
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1622
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1563
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1585
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1555
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1650
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1535
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1544
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1725
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1551
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1679
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1577
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1584
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1639
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1596
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1507
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1557
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1590
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1494
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1582
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1586
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1509
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1530
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1787
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1309
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1765
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1483
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1547
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1533
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1415
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1589
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1621
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1457

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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