Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 33.7% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 48.8% more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.33
|
$11.17
BGN20.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.39
|
$6.70
BGN12.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
$1.40
BGN2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$1.01
BGN1.85
|
|
pay 39.8% more for groceries
Minsk
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$1.05
BGN1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.23
|
$5.72
BGN10.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.09
|
$6.86
BGN12.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.75
|
$3.35
BGN6.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.35
|
$3.69
BGN6.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$0.66
BGN1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
$0.81
BGN1.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
$0.72
BGN1.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
$1.07
BGN1.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
|
pay 60.2% more for transportation
Minsk
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.09
|
$6.32
BGN11.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.66
|
$27.93
BGN51.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,222.69
|
$25,137.87
BGN46,166.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.35
|
$6.71
BGN12.32
|
|
pay 45.3% more for housing
Minsk
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.37
|
$13.34
BGN24.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,319.02
|
$480.63
BGN882.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN865.82
|
$371.15
BGN681.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN148.90
|
$102.16
BGN187.62
|
|
pay 12.8% more for childcare
Minsk
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,516.77
|
$461.15
BGN846.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,599.91
|
$8,362.58
BGN15,358.22
|
|
pay 49.0% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
$2.23
BGN4.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.79
|
$2.23
BGN4.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.21
|
$3.35
BGN6.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN120.00
|
$32.02
BGN58.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.52
|
$8.38
BGN15.39
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN234.73
|
$68.77
BGN126.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.19
|
$33.99
BGN62.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN353.32
|
$81.13
BGN149.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN371.82
|
$89.14
BGN163.71
|
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