Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 2.3 times more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Sofia
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.07
BGN20.07
|
$21.77
€20.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
$13.06
€12.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
BGN2.44
|
$3.31
€3.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
BGN1.52
|
$2.81
€2.60
|
|
pay 40.6% more for groceries
Sofia
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
$2.11
€1.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
BGN9.06
|
$6.59
€6.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
BGN11.91
|
$5.10
€4.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
BGN6.30
|
$4.45
€4.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
BGN6.27
|
$5.95
€5.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
$0.95
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
BGN1.49
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.45
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
$1.55
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
BGN1.01
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Sofia
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
BGN10.53
|
$8.18
€7.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.68
BGN50.18
|
$88.71
€82.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,677.83
BGN50,175.92
|
$32,110.45
€29,790.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.14
BGN12.95
|
$25.25
€23.43
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Sofia
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.00
BGN23.56
|
$50.09
€46.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.64
BGN990.97
|
$2,059.29
€1,910.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.37
BGN738.51
|
$1,685.95
€1,564.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.32
BGN189.12
|
$203.74
€189.02
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Sofia
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.23
BGN921.36
|
$2,119.81
€1,966.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,673.93
BGN13,911.74
|
$11,765.02
€10,915.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.10
BGN3.81
|
$7.08
€6.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
BGN3.73
|
$4.28
€3.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
BGN6.02
|
$10.34
€9.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
BGN65.30
|
$62.30
€57.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
$16.33
€15.15
|
|
pay 9.8% more for clothing
Sofia
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.32
BGN131.11
|
$89.06
€82.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.26
BGN58.49
|
$33.70
€31.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.80
BGN180.93
|
$94.07
€87.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.08
BGN170.55
|
$110.42
€102.44
|
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