Hamburg City vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2022
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5040
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$1032
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1994
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$244
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3442
$1389
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
84
69
😀 Quality of life
94
78
🏙️ Population
1.89M
1.4M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 94% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1809th and 5350th ($2022 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.3 months in Sofia. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 42nd and 707th 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
$16.6
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.7
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$783
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2256
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9009
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5949
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.89
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.8
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.16
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.88
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.4
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.6
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23771
$7369

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1614
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1594
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1579
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1581
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1614
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1515
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1589
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1485
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1608
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1566
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1581
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1629
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1447
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1549
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1704
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1540
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1649
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1543
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1538
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1570
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1554
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1555
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1500
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1557
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1547
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1547
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1520
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1627
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1245
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1799
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1584
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1523
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1498
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1364
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1539
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1551
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1388

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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