Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 23.6% cheaper than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 34.8% less for restaurants
Ljubljana
|
Sofia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.94
|
$11.07
BGN19.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€7.96
|
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.50
|
$1.35
BGN2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.81
|
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
|
pay 14.2% less for groceries
Ljubljana
|
Sofia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.85
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.89
|
$5.00
BGN8.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.27
€4.84
|
$6.57
BGN11.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.25
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.59
|
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.85
|
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.91
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.36
|
$1.07
BGN1.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.45
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
|
pay 18.2% less for transportation
Ljubljana
|
Sofia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.52
|
$5.81
BGN10.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.07
€36.83
|
$27.68
BGN49.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,724.47
€25,482.95
|
$27,677.83
BGN49,787.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.56
€10.62
|
$7.14
BGN12.85
|
|
pay 47.8% less for housing
Ljubljana
|
Sofia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.13
€30.45
|
$13.00
BGN23.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$916.93
€842.80
|
$546.64
BGN983.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.60
€678.88
|
$407.37
BGN732.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$190.23
€174.85
|
$104.32
BGN187.65
|
|
pay 11.8% less for childcare
Ljubljana
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.29
€431.35
|
$508.23
BGN914.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,290.14
€10,377.33
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,804.03
|
|
pay 22.7% less for entertainment and sports
Ljubljana
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.52
€3.24
|
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
€2.11
|
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.09
€41.44
|
$36.02
BGN64.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€7.96
|
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
|
pay 15.5% less for clothing
Ljubljana
|
Sofia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.58
€73.15
|
$72.32
BGN130.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.89
€37.59
|
$32.26
BGN58.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.24
€95.81
|
$99.80
BGN179.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.44
€118.98
|
$94.08
BGN169.23
|
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