Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 89.5% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 52.9% more for restaurants
Sofia
|
United Kingdom
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.07
BGN19.91
|
$18.07
£14.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
$8.96
£7.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
BGN2.43
|
$2.14
£1.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 16.8% more for groceries
Sofia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
BGN8.99
|
$4.24
£3.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
BGN11.81
|
$5.75
£4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
$3.68
£2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
$3.66
£2.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
$1.22
£0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.92
|
$1.40
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
$0.63
£0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
$0.60
£0.47
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Sofia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
BGN10.45
|
$7.22
£5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.68
BGN49.79
|
$94.64
£74.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,677.83
BGN49,787.43
|
$33,464.66
£26,339.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.14
BGN12.85
|
$16.98
£13.37
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Sofia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.00
BGN23.38
|
$37.59
£29.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.64
BGN983.30
|
$1,224.35
£963.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.37
BGN732.79
|
$974.65
£767.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.32
BGN187.65
|
$234.45
£184.53
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Sofia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.23
BGN914.22
|
$1,426.61
£1,122.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,673.93
BGN13,804.03
|
$18,036.83
£14,196.65
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
$5.42
£4.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
$3.93
£3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
$16.35
£12.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
BGN64.79
|
$43.82
£34.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
$12.87
£10.13
|
|
pay 5.0% more for clothing
Sofia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.32
BGN130.09
|
$76.61
£60.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.26
BGN58.03
|
$39.64
£31.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.80
BGN179.53
|
$90.51
£71.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.08
BGN169.23
|
$94.66
£74.51
|
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