Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 44.0% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Paris, you would:
pay 47.9% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Sofia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$11.17
BGN20.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
$6.70
BGN12.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$1.40
BGN2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.52
|
$1.01
BGN1.84
|
|
pay 36.8% less for groceries
Paris
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.13
|
$1.05
BGN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€9.05
|
$5.72
BGN10.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.44
|
$6.86
BGN12.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.46
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€5.98
|
$3.69
BGN6.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$0.66
BGN1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$0.81
BGN1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.39
|
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.74
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
|
pay 39.5% less for transportation
Paris
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.66
|
$6.32
BGN11.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€86.27
|
$27.93
BGN50.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,594.05
|
$25,137.87
BGN45,891.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.45
|
$6.71
BGN12.25
|
|
pay 57.4% less for housing
Paris
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.45
|
$13.34
BGN24.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,343.55
|
$480.63
BGN877.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€969.49
|
$371.15
BGN677.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€158.49
|
$102.16
BGN186.50
|
|
pay 49.0% less for childcare
Paris
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€775.39
|
$461.15
BGN841.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,872.18
|
$8,362.58
BGN15,266.56
|
|
pay 48.7% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.18
|
$2.23
BGN4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.91
|
$2.23
BGN4.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.78
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.68
|
$32.02
BGN58.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$8.38
BGN15.30
|
|
pay 28.6% less for clothing
Paris
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€103.18
|
$68.77
BGN125.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€39.22
|
$33.99
BGN62.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€94.42
|
$81.13
BGN148.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€133.79
|
$89.14
BGN162.73
|
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