Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 61.5% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 91.2% more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Sofia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
TRY168.53
|
$11.17
BGN20.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
TRY168.53
|
$6.70
BGN12.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
TRY31.06
|
$1.40
BGN2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TRY11.90
|
$1.01
BGN1.84
|
|
pay 69.2% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
TRY15.53
|
$1.05
BGN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
TRY117.90
|
$5.72
BGN10.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
TRY143.92
|
$6.86
BGN12.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
TRY60.96
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
TRY66.09
|
$3.69
BGN6.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.32
|
$0.66
BGN1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
TRY23.04
|
$0.81
BGN1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.38
|
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY17.47
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.26
|
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.12
|
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
|
pay 39.0% more for transportation
Ankara
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
TRY140.10
|
$6.32
BGN11.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
TRY505.59
|
$27.93
BGN50.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
TRY1,348,227.70
|
$25,137.87
BGN45,891.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
TRY128.08
|
$6.71
BGN12.25
|
|
pay 60.3% more for housing
Ankara
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
TRY312.72
|
$13.34
BGN24.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
TRY11,277.36
|
$480.63
BGN877.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
TRY7,534.63
|
$371.15
BGN677.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
TRY1,619.17
|
$102.16
BGN186.50
|
|
pay 94.1% more for childcare
Ankara
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
TRY7,353.85
|
$461.15
BGN841.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
TRY146,768.25
|
$8,362.58
BGN15,266.56
|
|
pay 52.1% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
TRY84.26
|
$2.23
BGN4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TRY69.97
|
$2.23
BGN4.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
TRY58.98
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
TRY758.44
|
$32.02
BGN58.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
TRY108.70
|
$8.38
BGN15.30
|
|
pay 24.5% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
TRY1,435.34
|
$68.77
BGN125.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
TRY1,085.64
|
$33.99
BGN62.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
TRY2,494.22
|
$81.13
BGN148.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
TRY2,135.12
|
$89.14
BGN162.73
|
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