Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 59.4% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Bern, you would:
pay 64.1% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Sofia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.97
CHF23.60
|
$11.07
BGN19.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.07
|
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
CHF4.06
|
$1.35
BGN2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.05
CHF3.68
|
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
|
pay 46.8% less for groceries
Bern
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.27
CHF2.98
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.92
CHF10.84
|
$5.00
BGN8.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
CHF6.72
|
$6.57
BGN11.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.04
CHF5.49
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.47
CHF12.24
|
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
$1.07
BGN1.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
CHF0.93
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
|
pay 50.6% less for transportation
Bern
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.69
CHF6.99
|
$5.81
BGN10.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.29
CHF79.35
|
$27.68
BGN49.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF32,945.48
|
$27,677.83
BGN49,787.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.82
CHF47.11
|
$7.14
BGN12.85
|
|
pay 66.1% less for housing
Bern
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
CHF47.44
|
$13.00
BGN23.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,589.14
CHF1,444.55
|
$546.64
BGN983.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,151.02
CHF1,046.29
|
$407.37
BGN732.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.38
CHF231.24
|
$104.32
BGN187.65
|
|
pay 79.8% less for childcare
Bern
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,928.18
CHF2,661.75
|
$508.23
BGN914.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$33,149.24
CHF30,133.06
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,804.03
|
|
pay 62.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.18
CHF6.53
|
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
CHF4.60
|
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.22
CHF9.29
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.47
CHF69.52
|
$36.02
BGN64.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.10
CHF20.09
|
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
|
pay 46.1% less for clothing
Bern
|
Sofia
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$146.65
CHF133.30
|
$72.32
BGN130.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.69
CHF56.08
|
$32.26
BGN58.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$159.53
CHF145.02
|
$99.80
BGN179.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.11
CHF166.45
|
$94.08
BGN169.23
|
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