Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 6.8% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 25.9% more for restaurants
Sofia
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
BGN20.28
|
$11.06
RON51.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
BGN12.17
|
$5.97
RON27.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
BGN2.54
|
$1.88
RON8.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
BGN1.83
|
$1.83
RON8.45
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
Sofia
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
BGN1.91
|
$1.16
RON5.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
BGN10.39
|
$4.39
RON20.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
BGN12.45
|
$6.94
RON32.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
BGN6.09
|
$3.23
RON14.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.69
BGN6.70
|
$2.90
RON13.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
BGN1.19
|
$0.53
RON2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.46
|
$0.74
RON3.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
$0.71
RON3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.94
|
$0.97
RON4.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
$0.42
RON1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
BGN0.76
|
$0.44
RON2.02
|
|
pay 14.0% less for transportation
Sofia
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
BGN11.48
|
$6.01
RON27.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.93
BGN50.71
|
$17.69
RON81.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,137.87
BGN45,634.78
|
$24,329.82
RON112,423.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.71
BGN12.18
|
$5.96
RON27.55
|
|
pay 5.1% less for housing
Sofia
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.34
BGN24.22
|
$9.46
RON43.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.63
BGN872.52
|
$509.31
RON2,353.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.15
BGN673.77
|
$357.17
RON1,650.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.16
BGN185.45
|
$108.55
RON501.58
|
|
pay 10.1% more for childcare
Sofia
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.15
BGN837.16
|
$508.58
RON2,350.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,362.58
BGN15,181.26
|
$9,180.57
RON42,421.58
|
|
pay 29.0% more for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
BGN4.06
|
$2.47
RON11.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.23
BGN4.05
|
$2.90
RON13.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BGN6.08
|
$5.53
RON25.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.02
BGN58.13
|
$47.02
RON217.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
BGN15.21
|
$7.74
RON35.77
|
|
pay 8.5% more for clothing
Sofia
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.77
BGN124.84
|
$72.25
RON333.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.99
BGN61.71
|
$42.02
RON194.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.13
BGN147.29
|
$77.44
RON357.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.14
BGN161.83
|
$97.82
RON452.02
|
|
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