Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 45.7% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Sofia instead of London, you would:
pay 38.8% less for restaurants
London
|
Sofia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£17.07
|
$11.17
BGN20.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.36
|
$6.70
BGN12.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.86
|
$1.40
BGN2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.42
|
$1.01
BGN1.85
|
|
pay 13.3% less for groceries
London
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.27
|
$1.05
BGN1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.30
|
$5.72
BGN10.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.69
|
$6.86
BGN12.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.85
|
$3.35
BGN6.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.07
|
$3.69
BGN6.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.97
|
$0.66
BGN1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.58
|
$0.81
BGN1.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.94
|
$0.72
BGN1.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.19
|
$1.07
BGN1.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.53
|
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
|
pay 49.7% less for transportation
London
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.67
|
$6.32
BGN11.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£160.67
|
$27.93
BGN51.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£25,105.11
|
$25,137.87
BGN46,166.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.46
|
$6.71
BGN12.32
|
|
pay 72.0% less for housing
London
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£29.30
|
$13.34
BGN24.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,082.28
|
$480.63
BGN882.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,435.89
|
$371.15
BGN681.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£231.41
|
$102.16
BGN187.62
|
|
pay 68.3% less for childcare
London
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,573.14
|
$461.15
BGN846.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£17,087.45
|
$8,362.58
BGN15,358.22
|
|
pay 56.8% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£6.03
|
$2.23
BGN4.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.44
|
$2.23
BGN4.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
$3.35
BGN6.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.86
|
$32.02
BGN58.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£12.05
|
$8.38
BGN15.39
|
|
pay 21.0% less for clothing
London
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£74.94
|
$68.77
BGN126.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.53
|
$33.99
BGN62.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£74.45
|
$81.13
BGN149.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£97.17
|
$89.14
BGN163.71
|
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