Rotterdam vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rotterdam	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2359	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$1479	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$2435	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$1394
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	70
😀 Quality of life	93	78
🏙️ Population	664K	1.4M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 128% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1038th and 5261st ($2359 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the Netherlands and Bulgaria, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 68th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Sofia

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	Rotterdam	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.3	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1509	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1241	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2680	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2049	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5415	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3934	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.4	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.1	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2027	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10730	$6749

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$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