Leipzig vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3783
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$764
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$1542
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2738
$1394
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
70
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
620K
1.4M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 46% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 3353rd and 5261st ($1516 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st and 1st in Germany and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Germany vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 87th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Leipzig Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.42
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$687
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1640
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1119
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3984
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2535
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.2
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.45
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.97
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.1
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.9
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$372
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9452
$6749

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$1452
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$1419
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1353
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1269
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1308
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1284
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1229
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1261
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1295
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1281
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1287
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1350
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1346
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1109
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1278
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1340
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1147
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1306
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1354
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1309
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1118
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1187
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1388
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1011
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1221
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1123
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1332
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1215
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1312
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1325
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1355
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1147
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1202
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1356
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1288
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1341
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1326
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307

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Distance City Cost of living
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$682
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$687
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$576
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$866
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$667
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$594
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$734
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$711
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$561
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$588
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$605
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$616
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$612
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$598
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$545
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$772
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$595
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$556
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$988
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$891
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$848
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$646
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$463
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$619
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$682
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$537
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$623
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$930
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$629
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$948
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1028
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$662
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$807
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$631
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$899
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$635
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$633