Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 59.5% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 60.6% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Sofia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.99
€24.11
|
$11.07
BGN20.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.09
€4.72
|
$1.35
BGN2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.15
€6.64
|
$0.84
BGN1.52
|
|
pay 37.6% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.23
€4.86
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
€7.54
|
$5.00
BGN9.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
€6.66
|
$6.57
BGN11.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
$3.48
BGN6.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
€4.46
|
$3.46
BGN6.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$0.82
BGN1.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$0.80
BGN1.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.37
|
$0.56
BGN1.01
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.64
€8.01
|
$5.81
BGN10.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.83
€22.10
|
$27.68
BGN50.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,760.68
€43,382.22
|
$27,677.83
BGN50,175.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.58
€19.09
|
$7.14
BGN12.95
|
|
pay 80.5% less for housing
Monaco
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.73
€57.27
|
$13.00
BGN23.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,169.63
€7,579.38
|
$546.64
BGN990.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,497.92
€6,028.45
|
$407.37
BGN738.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$237.50
€220.34
|
$104.32
BGN189.12
|
|
pay 79.1% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,111.82
€1,959.25
|
$508.23
BGN921.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,184.11
€40,064.06
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,911.74
|
|
pay 68.5% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.12
€7.54
|
$2.10
BGN3.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
€5.26
|
$2.06
BGN3.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.54
€12.56
|
$3.32
BGN6.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$521.19
€483.53
|
$36.02
BGN65.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
|
pay 59.5% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Sofia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$162.81
€151.05
|
$72.32
BGN131.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
$32.26
BGN58.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$187.00
€173.49
|
$99.80
BGN180.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$632.46
€586.77
|
$94.08
BGN170.55
|
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