Hanover vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanover Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1828
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4329
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$953
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1621
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$550
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2988
$1389
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
84
69
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
545K
1.4M

The cost of living in Hanover is 75% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2395th and 5350th ($1828 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Germany and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Germany vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Hanover ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 83rd and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Sofia

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Hanover Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.7
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$2.32
 Cappuccino
$3.56
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$918
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1643
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1158
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$315
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5131
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3015
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.8
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.7
$7.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.11
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.62
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.24
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.6
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15505
$7369

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1689
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1686
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1670
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1678
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1675
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1634
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1623
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1623
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1600
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1648
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1636
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1640
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1633
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1629
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1519
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1523
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1607
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1633
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1569
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1455
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1583
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1484
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1456
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1554
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1469
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1456
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1489
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1455
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1568
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1583
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1499
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1538
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1498
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1546
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1493
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1400
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1494
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1498
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1514
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1487

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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