Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 7.5% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Greece, you would:
pay 2.5% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.79
|
$11.17
BGN20.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.51
|
$6.70
BGN12.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$1.40
BGN2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.01
BGN1.82
|
|
pay 0.4% more for groceries
Greece
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.05
BGN1.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$5.72
BGN10.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.22
|
$6.86
BGN12.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
$3.35
BGN6.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.38
|
$3.69
BGN6.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.66
BGN1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.81
BGN1.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.72
BGN1.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.07
BGN1.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.42
BGN0.76
|
|
pay 23.5% less for transportation
Greece
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.17
|
$6.32
BGN11.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.34
|
$27.93
BGN50.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,557.44
|
$25,137.87
BGN45,571.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.09
|
$6.71
BGN12.16
|
|
pay 21.7% less for housing
Greece
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.32
|
$13.34
BGN24.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€398.22
|
$480.63
BGN871.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€332.65
|
$371.15
BGN672.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€159.63
|
$102.16
BGN185.20
|
|
pay 29.8% more for childcare
Greece
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€316.46
|
$461.15
BGN835.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,239.26
|
$8,362.58
BGN15,160.16
|
|
pay 29.5% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$2.23
BGN4.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$2.23
BGN4.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
$3.35
BGN6.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€41.96
|
$32.02
BGN58.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.21
|
$8.38
BGN15.19
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
Greece
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.85
|
$68.77
BGN124.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.78
|
$33.99
BGN61.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.20
|
$81.13
BGN147.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.03
|
$89.14
BGN161.60
|
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