Rotterdam vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2637
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6349
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$1608
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$2828
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4180
$1229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
94
71
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
664K
1.21M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 98% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 676th and 4516th ($2637 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 24th and 995th 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
$24
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.1
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.15
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.51
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.04
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1621
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1308
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2889
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2391
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.7
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5975
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4252
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.75
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.1
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.4
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.34
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.22
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.7
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.3
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2442
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13439
$11223

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784