Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 42.1% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 53.2% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Sofia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
DKK132.58
|
$11.17
BGN20.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.18
DKK91.79
|
$6.70
BGN12.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.32
DKK23.11
|
$1.40
BGN2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
DKK19.74
|
$1.01
BGN1.84
|
|
pay 36.8% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
DKK21.43
|
$1.05
BGN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
DKK45.27
|
$5.72
BGN10.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
DKK52.29
|
$6.86
BGN12.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
DKK33.75
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
DKK36.63
|
$3.69
BGN6.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DKK9.31
|
$0.66
BGN1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
DKK8.12
|
$0.81
BGN1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
DKK8.86
|
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
DKK13.33
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.83
|
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
DKK5.04
|
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
|
pay 50.9% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.69
DKK60.53
|
$6.32
BGN11.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.06
DKK550.73
|
$27.93
BGN50.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,992.01
DKK285,563.27
|
$25,137.87
BGN45,891.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.89
DKK173.38
|
$6.71
BGN12.25
|
|
pay 62.3% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
DKK260.07
|
$13.34
BGN24.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,802.29
DKK12,555.32
|
$480.63
BGN877.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,332.46
DKK9,282.31
|
$371.15
BGN677.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.53
DKK1,181.00
|
$102.16
BGN186.50
|
|
pay 1.0% more for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.51
DKK3,695.68
|
$461.15
BGN841.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,272.42
DKK50,661.98
|
$8,362.58
BGN15,266.56
|
|
pay 55.3% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.05
DKK56.09
|
$2.23
BGN4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.13
DKK42.72
|
$2.23
BGN4.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.78
DKK61.19
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.50
DKK303.01
|
$32.02
BGN58.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.57
DKK122.38
|
$8.38
BGN15.30
|
|
pay 37.3% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Sofia
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.06
DKK745.78
|
$68.77
BGN125.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.35
DKK357.74
|
$33.99
BGN62.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.70
DKK833.86
|
$81.13
BGN148.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.20
DKK1,178.69
|
$89.14
BGN162.73
|
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