Munich vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2332
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5652
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$1380
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$219
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3717
$1389
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
69
😀 Quality of life
94
78
🏙️ Population
1.51M
1.4M

The cost of living in Munich is 124% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1056th and 5350th ($2332 vs $1043) 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 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 54th and 707th 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
$17.1
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.8
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$2.32
 Cappuccino
$4.67
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1433
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1107
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2772
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2147
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.3
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12629
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9154
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.13
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.1
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$7.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.66
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.3
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$23
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1009
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19483
$7369

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Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1886
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1838
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1869
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1837
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1817
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1805
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1782
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1686
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1777
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1688
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1643
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1871
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1664
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1650
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1224
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1655
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1717
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1714
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1646
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1657
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1614
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1652
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1536
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1618
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1589
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1751
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1606
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2024
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1630
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1619
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1783
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1651
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1612
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1740
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1665
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1607
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1606
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1668
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1778
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1668

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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