Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 45.9% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 74.7% more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH299.67
|
$11.07
BGN20.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH249.73
|
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH24.53
|
$1.35
BGN2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.22
|
$0.84
BGN1.52
|
|
pay 54.2% more for groceries
Kiev
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH28.92
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH170.04
|
$5.00
BGN9.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH153.50
|
$6.57
BGN11.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH70.40
|
$3.48
BGN6.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH78.04
|
$3.46
BGN6.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.59
|
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH25.17
|
$0.82
BGN1.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH27.95
|
$0.80
BGN1.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH37.06
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.13
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH14.82
|
$0.56
BGN1.01
|
|
pay 64.7% more for transportation
Kiev
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH204.12
|
$5.81
BGN10.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH382.08
|
$27.68
BGN50.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,223,661.39
|
$27,677.83
BGN50,175.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH165.82
|
$7.14
BGN12.95
|
|
pay 47.8% more for housing
Kiev
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH229.96
|
$13.00
BGN23.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH22,084.03
|
$546.64
BGN990.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH12,890.55
|
$407.37
BGN738.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,848.93
|
$104.32
BGN189.12
|
|
pay 25.4% more for childcare
Kiev
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH14,436.59
|
$508.23
BGN921.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH271,845.62
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,911.74
|
|
pay 53.0% more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH49.95
|
$2.10
BGN3.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH53.02
|
$2.06
BGN3.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH89.90
|
$3.32
BGN6.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,058.57
|
$36.02
BGN65.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH199.78
|
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
|
pay 1.7% more for clothing
Kiev
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,738.31
|
$72.32
BGN131.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,443.88
|
$32.26
BGN58.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,449.56
|
$99.80
BGN180.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,735.04
|
$94.08
BGN170.55
|
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