Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 26.6% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Austria, you would:
pay 40.1% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Sofia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.14
|
$11.17
BGN20.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
$6.70
BGN12.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.65
|
$1.40
BGN2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.24
|
$1.01
BGN1.84
|
|
pay 24.8% less for groceries
Austria
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
$1.05
BGN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.82
|
$5.72
BGN10.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.69
|
$6.86
BGN12.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.95
|
$3.69
BGN6.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.66
BGN1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.81
BGN1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
|
pay 30.9% less for transportation
Austria
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.74
|
$6.32
BGN11.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.95
|
$27.93
BGN50.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,231.31
|
$25,137.87
BGN45,891.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.50
|
$6.71
BGN12.25
|
|
pay 48.5% less for housing
Austria
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€35.06
|
$13.34
BGN24.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€694.40
|
$480.63
BGN877.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€580.93
|
$371.15
BGN677.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€207.48
|
$102.16
BGN186.50
|
|
pay 6.3% more for childcare
Austria
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€389.14
|
$461.15
BGN841.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,669.33
|
$8,362.58
BGN15,266.56
|
|
pay 36.6% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.92
|
$2.23
BGN4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.10
|
$2.23
BGN4.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.79
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.82
|
$32.02
BGN58.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.92
|
$8.38
BGN15.30
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
Austria
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.77
|
$68.77
BGN125.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.10
|
$33.99
BGN62.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.71
|
$81.13
BGN148.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€103.24
|
$89.14
BGN162.73
|
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