Cost of living comparison
Greece is 22.7% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Greece instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 15.9% more for restaurants
Sofia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.07
BGN19.91
|
$14.81
€13.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
$9.01
€8.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
BGN2.43
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
pay 4.8% more for groceries
Sofia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
BGN8.99
|
$6.52
€6.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
BGN11.81
|
$6.06
€5.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.92
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 47.2% more for transportation
Sofia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
BGN10.45
|
$7.81
€7.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.68
BGN49.79
|
$41.23
€37.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,677.83
BGN49,787.43
|
$27,791.92
€25,544.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.14
BGN12.85
|
$14.64
€13.46
|
|
pay 52.9% more for housing
Sofia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.00
BGN23.38
|
$31.73
€29.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.64
BGN983.30
|
$529.13
€486.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.37
BGN732.79
|
$406.38
€373.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.32
BGN187.65
|
$178.34
€163.92
|
|
pay 22.1% less for childcare
Sofia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.23
BGN914.22
|
$350.75
€322.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,673.93
BGN13,804.03
|
$6,658.30
€6,119.98
|
|
pay 51.7% more for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
$4.23
€3.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
$3.51
€3.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
BGN64.79
|
$46.53
€42.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
Sofia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.32
BGN130.09
|
$83.80
€77.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.26
BGN58.03
|
$41.12
€37.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.80
BGN179.53
|
$86.78
€79.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.08
BGN169.23
|
$96.32
€88.53
|
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