Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 0.2% cheaper than Sofia.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 24.4% less for restaurants
Sofia
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.07
BGN19.91
|
$9.92
RUB902.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
$4.92
RUB447.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
BGN2.43
|
$1.10
RUB100.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
$0.60
RUB54.58
|
|
pay 26.1% less for groceries
Sofia
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
$0.63
RUB57.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
BGN8.99
|
$4.72
RUB429.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
BGN11.81
|
$3.62
RUB329.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
$1.74
RUB158.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
$2.18
RUB198.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
$0.64
RUB57.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
$0.69
RUB62.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
$0.79
RUB72.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.92
|
$1.56
RUB141.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
$0.19
RUB17.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
$0.20
RUB18.47
|
|
pay 13.5% less for transportation
Sofia
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
BGN10.45
|
$2.31
RUB210.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.68
BGN49.79
|
$29.87
RUB2,717.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,677.83
BGN49,787.43
|
$32,820.00
RUB2,986,351.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.14
BGN12.85
|
$5.69
RUB517.63
|
|
pay 6.3% more for housing
Sofia
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.00
BGN23.38
|
$6.03
RUB548.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.64
BGN983.30
|
$881.83
RUB80,239.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.37
BGN732.79
|
$532.09
RUB48,415.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.32
BGN187.65
|
$90.54
RUB8,238.59
|
|
pay 22.9% more for childcare
Sofia
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.23
BGN914.22
|
$484.25
RUB44,062.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,673.93
BGN13,804.03
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,051,301.61
|
|
pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
$3.28
RUB298.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
$2.63
RUB239.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
$2.52
RUB228.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
BGN64.79
|
$32.93
RUB2,996.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
$5.47
RUB497.73
|
|
pay 30.1% more for clothing
Sofia
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.32
BGN130.09
|
$98.68
RUB8,979.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.26
BGN58.03
|
$46.53
RUB4,233.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.80
BGN179.53
|
$117.96
RUB10,733.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.08
BGN169.23
|
$114.14
RUB10,386.04
|
|
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