Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 1.8% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Sofia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
HRK76.91
|
$11.17
BGN20.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
HRK53.84
|
$6.70
BGN12.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
HRK17.88
|
$1.40
BGN2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
HRK12.63
|
$1.01
BGN1.82
|
|
pay 2.6% less for groceries
Zagreb
|
Sofia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
HRK8.57
|
$1.05
BGN1.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
HRK34.74
|
$5.72
BGN10.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
HRK35.51
|
$6.86
BGN12.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
HRK23.36
|
$3.35
BGN6.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
HRK31.57
|
$3.69
BGN6.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.77
|
$0.66
BGN1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK4.93
|
$0.81
BGN1.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HRK5.68
|
$0.72
BGN1.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HRK8.21
|
$1.07
BGN1.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.76
|
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
HRK3.66
|
$0.42
BGN0.76
|
|
pay 23.9% less for transportation
Zagreb
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
HRK50.42
|
$6.32
BGN11.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.55
HRK367.61
|
$27.93
BGN50.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,761.50
HRK194,197.26
|
$25,137.87
BGN45,571.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.17
HRK64.12
|
$6.71
BGN12.16
|
|
pay 34.0% less for housing
Zagreb
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.23
HRK183.51
|
$13.34
BGN24.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$633.97
HRK4,434.74
|
$480.63
BGN871.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.60
HRK3,438.85
|
$371.15
BGN672.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.63
HRK1,151.64
|
$102.16
BGN185.20
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Zagreb
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.92
HRK1,104.68
|
$461.15
BGN835.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,167.37
HRK50,137.18
|
$8,362.58
BGN15,160.16
|
|
pay 13.3% less for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
HRK20.40
|
$2.23
BGN4.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
HRK14.18
|
$2.23
BGN4.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.10
HRK35.68
|
$3.35
BGN6.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.97
HRK335.58
|
$32.02
BGN58.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.31
HRK51.10
|
$8.38
BGN15.19
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.04
HRK636.85
|
$68.77
BGN124.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
HRK271.72
|
$33.99
BGN61.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.79
HRK649.08
|
$81.13
BGN147.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.47
HRK793.74
|
$89.14
BGN161.60
|
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