Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 8.3% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 7.9% more for restaurants
Beirut
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
$11.07
BGN20.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$1.35
BGN2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.84
BGN1.52
|
|
pay 46.4% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
$5.00
BGN9.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
$6.57
BGN11.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
$3.48
BGN6.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
$3.46
BGN6.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
$0.82
BGN1.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
$0.80
BGN1.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
$0.56
BGN1.01
|
|
pay 7.4% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
$5.81
BGN10.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$27.68
BGN50.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
$27,677.83
BGN50,175.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$7.14
BGN12.95
|
|
pay 34.5% less for housing
Beirut
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$13.00
BGN23.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
$546.64
BGN990.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
$407.37
BGN738.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
$104.32
BGN189.12
|
|
pay 70.7% more for childcare
Beirut
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
$508.23
BGN921.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,911.74
|
|
pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$2.10
BGN3.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
$2.06
BGN3.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$3.32
BGN6.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
$36.02
BGN65.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
|
pay 20.5% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
$72.32
BGN131.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$32.26
BGN58.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
$99.80
BGN180.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
$94.08
BGN170.55
|
|
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