Sofia vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sofia	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$499	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$871	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1394	$3900
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	70	92
😀 Quality of life	78	94
🏙️ Population	1.4M	548K

The cost of living in Sofia is 53% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 5261st and 1356th ($1037 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Bulgaria and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sofia compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 723rd and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sofia vs The Hague

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	Sofia	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.19	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.07	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$500	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$979	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$663	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.5	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.16%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3192	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2153	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.59	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.58	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.69	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.8	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.9	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.2	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$538	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6749	$10346

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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

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530