Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 2.6% cheaper than Bucharest.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 21.6% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Sofia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.07
|
$11.07
BGN19.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.55
|
$1.35
BGN2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.68
|
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
|
pay 11.9% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.04
|
$5.00
BGN8.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.32
|
$6.57
BGN11.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.81
|
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.48
|
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.52
|
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.28
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.12
|
$1.07
BGN1.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.08
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.04
|
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
|
pay 20.6% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON26.91
|
$5.81
BGN10.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.11
|
$27.68
BGN49.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
$27,677.83
BGN49,787.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.04
|
$7.14
BGN12.85
|
|
pay 8.3% more for housing
Bucharest
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
$13.00
BGN23.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
$546.64
BGN983.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
$407.37
BGN732.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
$104.32
BGN187.65
|
|
pay 9.2% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
$508.23
BGN914.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,804.03
|
|
pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.02
|
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.40
|
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.04
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON230.51
|
$36.02
BGN64.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.05
|
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
|
pay 3.0% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON360.36
|
$72.32
BGN130.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON184.42
|
$32.26
BGN58.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON373.12
|
$99.80
BGN179.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON460.16
|
$94.08
BGN169.23
|
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