Cost of living comparison
Athens is 31.1% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Athens instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 11.9% more for restaurants
Sofia
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
BGN20.40
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
BGN12.24
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
BGN2.56
|
$2.01
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
BGN1.84
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 12.6% more for groceries
Sofia
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
BGN1.93
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
BGN10.45
|
$6.55
€6.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
BGN12.52
|
$7.06
€6.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.69
BGN6.74
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
BGN1.20
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.47
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 29.0% more for transportation
Sofia
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
BGN11.54
|
$8.01
€7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.93
BGN50.99
|
$32.98
€30.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,137.87
BGN45,891.19
|
$25,287.34
€23,621.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.71
BGN12.25
|
$11.43
€10.68
|
|
pay 77.1% more for housing
Sofia
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.34
BGN24.35
|
$33.96
€31.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.63
BGN877.42
|
$553.55
€517.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.15
BGN677.56
|
$521.82
€487.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.16
BGN186.50
|
$202.27
€188.95
|
|
pay 13.0% more for childcare
Sofia
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.15
BGN841.86
|
$488.12
€455.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,362.58
BGN15,266.56
|
$10,050.80
€9,388.51
|
|
pay 56.0% more for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
BGN4.08
|
$4.67
€4.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.23
BGN4.07
|
$3.68
€3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.02
BGN58.46
|
$45.80
€42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
BGN15.30
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
pay 17.8% more for clothing
Sofia
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.77
BGN125.54
|
$84.84
€79.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.99
BGN62.06
|
$38.04
€35.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.13
BGN148.11
|
$90.00
€84.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.14
BGN162.73
|
$111.33
€104.00
|
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