Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 53.5% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 62.0% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.49
€25.79
|
$11.17
BGN20.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$6.70
BGN12.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.17
€4.85
|
$1.40
BGN2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$6.10
€5.73
|
$1.01
BGN1.84
|
|
pay 30.4% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.12
€3.87
|
$1.05
BGN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.70
€7.22
|
$5.72
BGN10.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
€6.83
|
$6.86
BGN12.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
€3.06
|
$3.35
BGN6.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.68
|
$3.69
BGN6.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.66
BGN1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$0.81
BGN1.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$0.72
BGN1.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
€1.64
|
$1.07
BGN1.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
|
pay 23.9% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
€7.16
|
$6.32
BGN11.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.58
€37.14
|
$27.93
BGN51.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,631.17
|
$25,137.87
BGN46,066.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€17.12
|
$6.71
BGN12.29
|
|
pay 73.7% less for housing
Monaco
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.33
€72.55
|
$13.34
BGN24.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,728.44
€5,374.71
|
$480.63
BGN880.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$3,664.83
€3,438.53
|
$371.15
BGN680.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.95
€137.87
|
$102.16
BGN187.21
|
|
pay 74.5% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,300.99
|
$461.15
BGN845.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,988.99
€20,631.17
|
$8,362.58
BGN15,324.93
|
|
pay 65.0% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.70
€7.22
|
$2.23
BGN4.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.74
€4.45
|
$2.23
BGN4.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.99
€10.32
|
$3.35
BGN6.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$659.67
€618.94
|
$32.02
BGN58.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$8.38
BGN15.36
|
|
pay 44.7% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$132.67
€124.47
|
$68.77
BGN126.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.08
€31.98
|
$33.99
BGN62.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$153.65
€144.16
|
$81.13
BGN148.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$523.34
€491.02
|
$89.14
BGN163.36
|
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