Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 32.9% more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 23.6% more for restaurants
Sarajevo
|
Sofia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.52
BAM10.01
|
$11.07
BGN20.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
BAM12.01
|
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
BAM3.03
|
$1.35
BGN2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
BAM1.72
|
$0.84
BGN1.52
|
|
pay 23.0% more for groceries
Sarajevo
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
BAM1.79
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
BAM7.53
|
$5.00
BGN9.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
BAM8.89
|
$6.57
BGN11.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
BAM4.82
|
$3.48
BGN6.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
BAM5.61
|
$3.46
BGN6.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
BAM1.44
|
$0.82
BGN1.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
$0.80
BGN1.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
BAM1.45
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
BAM0.73
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
$0.56
BGN1.01
|
|
pay 0.4% less for transportation
Sarajevo
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
BAM10.20
|
$5.81
BGN10.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.26
BAM53.04
|
$27.68
BGN50.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,843.53
BAM45,037.74
|
$27,677.83
BGN50,175.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.01
BAM14.51
|
$7.14
BGN12.95
|
|
pay 12.3% more for housing
Sarajevo
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.06
BAM50.88
|
$13.00
BGN23.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.28
BAM618.70
|
$546.64
BGN990.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.13
BAM446.21
|
$407.37
BGN738.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
BAM244.79
|
$104.32
BGN189.12
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Sarajevo
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.40
BAM363.30
|
$508.23
BGN921.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,054.83
BAM5,537.97
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,911.74
|
|
pay 16.1% more for entertainment and sports
Sarajevo
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
BAM4.00
|
$2.10
BGN3.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
BAM3.15
|
$2.06
BGN3.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.37
BAM6.11
|
$3.32
BGN6.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.58
BAM55.43
|
$36.02
BGN65.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.52
BAM10.01
|
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
|
pay 3.4% more for clothing
Sarajevo
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.19
BAM152.63
|
$72.32
BGN131.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.22
BAM52.98
|
$32.26
BGN58.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.57
BAM153.31
|
$99.80
BGN180.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.72
BAM171.71
|
$94.08
BGN170.55
|
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