Munich vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2188
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5197
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$1327
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$2400
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$507
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3867
$1259
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
69
😀 Quality of life
94
76
🏙️ Population
1.49M
1.38M

The cost of living in Munich is 130% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1315th and 5668th ($2188 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Munich compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Munich ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 48th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Sofia

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Munich Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.78
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.28
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1411
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1028
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2472
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1982
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.1
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11808
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8614
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.02
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.31
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.42
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.8
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.8
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.5
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$922
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$7940

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Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1803
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1758
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1794
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1763
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1755
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1748
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1728
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1603
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1608
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1733
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1634
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1668
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1206
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1646
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1751
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1663
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1560
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1537
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1663
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1533
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1575
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1505
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1937
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1516
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1720
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1585
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1438
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1582
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1487
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1546
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1585
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1691
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1599

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619