Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 26.7% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Poland, you would:
pay 17.6% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
$11.17
BGN20.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
$6.70
BGN12.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
$1.40
BGN2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$1.01
BGN1.84
|
|
pay 47.3% more for groceries
Poland
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
$1.05
BGN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
$5.72
BGN10.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
$6.86
BGN12.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
$3.69
BGN6.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$0.66
BGN1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
$0.81
BGN1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
|
pay 15.3% more for transportation
Poland
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
$6.32
BGN11.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
$27.93
BGN50.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
$25,137.87
BGN45,891.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
$6.71
BGN12.25
|
|
pay 9.2% less for housing
Poland
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
$13.34
BGN24.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
$480.63
BGN877.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
$371.15
BGN677.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
$102.16
BGN186.50
|
|
pay 94.5% more for childcare
Poland
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
$461.15
BGN841.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
$8,362.58
BGN15,266.56
|
|
pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
$2.23
BGN4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
$2.23
BGN4.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
$32.02
BGN58.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
$8.38
BGN15.30
|
|
pay 14.8% more for clothing
Poland
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
$68.77
BGN125.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
$33.99
BGN62.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
$81.13
BGN148.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
$89.14
BGN162.73
|
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