Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 16.2% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 4.9% more for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.48
€6.89
|
$11.17
BGN20.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
€4.56
|
$6.70
BGN12.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.81
|
$1.40
BGN2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$1.01
BGN1.81
|
|
pay 15.1% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.05
BGN1.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
€3.28
|
$5.72
BGN10.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
€4.59
|
$6.86
BGN12.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
€2.56
|
$3.35
BGN6.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.19
|
$3.69
BGN6.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.52
|
$0.66
BGN1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.73
|
$0.81
BGN1.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.72
BGN1.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.07
BGN1.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.42
BGN0.76
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
Podgorica
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
€5.75
|
$6.32
BGN11.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.38
|
$27.93
BGN50.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,313.45
|
$25,137.87
BGN45,252.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
€5.47
|
$6.71
BGN12.08
|
|
pay 3.3% less for housing
Podgorica
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.23
€26.92
|
$13.34
BGN24.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$441.52
€406.61
|
$480.63
BGN865.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.02
€299.33
|
$371.15
BGN668.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.56
€79.72
|
$102.16
BGN183.90
|
|
pay 95.1% more for childcare
Podgorica
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.91
€172.13
|
$461.15
BGN830.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.08
€5,366.45
|
$8,362.58
BGN15,054.11
|
|
pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
€2.03
|
$2.23
BGN4.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
€1.54
|
$2.23
BGN4.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
€3.54
|
$3.35
BGN6.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€33.60
|
$32.02
BGN57.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
€5.06
|
$8.38
BGN15.08
|
|
pay 8.3% less for clothing
Podgorica
|
Sofia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
€73.69
|
$68.77
BGN123.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.04
€32.27
|
$33.99
BGN61.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
€77.71
|
$81.13
BGN146.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.39
€93.38
|
$89.14
BGN160.47
|
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