Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 2.2 times more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 80.8% more for restaurants
Sofia
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
BGN20.47
|
$21.99
€20.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
BGN12.28
|
$10.99
€10.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
BGN2.57
|
$2.49
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
BGN1.84
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
pay 36.4% more for groceries
Sofia
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
BGN1.93
|
$2.00
€1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
BGN10.49
|
$5.13
€4.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
BGN12.57
|
$5.26
€4.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
BGN6.14
|
$3.75
€3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.69
BGN6.77
|
$4.73
€4.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
BGN1.20
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.48
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.32
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.96
|
$1.62
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Sofia
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
BGN11.59
|
$7.90
€7.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.93
BGN51.19
|
$131.93
€123.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,137.87
BGN46,066.65
|
$34,778.34
€32,630.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.71
BGN12.29
|
$17.59
€16.50
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Sofia
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.34
BGN24.45
|
$62.54
€58.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.63
BGN880.78
|
$2,136.79
€2,004.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.15
BGN680.15
|
$1,834.34
€1,721.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.16
BGN187.21
|
$192.55
€180.66
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Sofia
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.15
BGN845.08
|
$1,355.42
€1,271.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,362.58
BGN15,324.93
|
$10,275.73
€9,641.20
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
BGN4.09
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.23
BGN4.08
|
$4.11
€3.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BGN6.14
|
$17.04
€15.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.02
BGN58.68
|
$50.27
€47.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
BGN15.36
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
pay 21.8% more for clothing
Sofia
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.77
BGN126.02
|
$90.63
€85.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.99
BGN62.29
|
$39.17
€36.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.13
BGN148.68
|
$97.66
€91.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.14
BGN163.36
|
$106.59
€100.00
|
|
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