Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 17.4% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 44.8% more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
RUB795.25
|
$11.17
BGN20.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
RUB454.43
|
$6.70
BGN12.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
RUB94.22
|
$1.40
BGN2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
RUB52.66
|
$1.01
BGN1.82
|
|
pay 46.8% more for groceries
Moscow
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
RUB63.62
|
$1.05
BGN1.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
RUB477.42
|
$5.72
BGN10.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
RUB370.71
|
$6.86
BGN12.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
RUB130.90
|
$3.35
BGN6.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
RUB184.16
|
$3.69
BGN6.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB57.11
|
$0.66
BGN1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
RUB49.34
|
$0.81
BGN1.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
RUB64.61
|
$0.72
BGN1.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
RUB129.34
|
$1.07
BGN1.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
RUB24.82
|
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RUB24.39
|
$0.42
BGN0.76
|
|
pay 49.6% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
RUB228.09
|
$6.32
BGN11.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
RUB2,840.17
|
$27.93
BGN50.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
RUB2,840,174.82
|
$25,137.87
BGN45,571.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
RUB363.54
|
$6.71
BGN12.16
|
|
pay 12.5% more for housing
Moscow
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
RUB594.98
|
$13.34
BGN24.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
RUB79,354.48
|
$480.63
BGN871.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
RUB45,862.06
|
$371.15
BGN672.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
RUB8,356.85
|
$102.16
BGN185.20
|
|
pay 6.9% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
RUB44,988.37
|
$461.15
BGN835.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
RUB841,421.81
|
$8,362.58
BGN15,160.16
|
|
pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
RUB284.02
|
$2.23
BGN4.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
RUB236.90
|
$2.23
BGN4.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB232.33
|
$3.35
BGN6.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
RUB3,528.62
|
$32.02
BGN58.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
RUB568.03
|
$8.38
BGN15.19
|
|
pay 27.4% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
RUB8,693.92
|
$68.77
BGN124.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
RUB4,238.57
|
$33.99
BGN61.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
RUB9,834.41
|
$81.13
BGN147.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
RUB12,200.58
|
$89.14
BGN161.60
|
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