Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 30.2% cheaper than Sofia.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 42.9% less for restaurants
Sofia
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
BGN20.40
|
$8.16
UAH323.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
BGN12.24
|
$4.15
UAH164.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
BGN2.56
|
$0.62
UAH24.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
BGN1.84
|
$0.49
UAH19.60
|
|
pay 33.0% less for groceries
Sofia
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
BGN1.93
|
$0.72
UAH28.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
BGN10.45
|
$4.00
UAH158.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
BGN12.52
|
$3.90
UAH154.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
$2.02
UAH80.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.69
BGN6.74
|
$1.76
UAH69.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
BGN1.20
|
$0.25
UAH9.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.47
|
$0.62
UAH24.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
$0.68
UAH26.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
$1.01
UAH39.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
$0.22
UAH8.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
$0.34
UAH13.42
|
|
pay 32.5% less for transportation
Sofia
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
BGN11.54
|
$5.50
UAH218.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.93
BGN50.99
|
$9.52
UAH377.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,137.87
BGN45,891.19
|
$23,116.98
UAH917,171.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.71
BGN12.25
|
$3.81
UAH151.06
|
|
pay 30.0% less for housing
Sofia
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.34
BGN24.35
|
$5.04
UAH199.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.63
BGN877.42
|
$454.74
UAH18,041.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.15
BGN677.56
|
$275.70
UAH10,938.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.16
BGN186.50
|
$74.83
UAH2,968.82
|
|
pay 32.7% less for childcare
Sofia
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.15
BGN841.86
|
$312.58
UAH12,401.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,362.58
BGN15,266.56
|
$5,592.11
UAH221,868.09
|
|
pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
BGN4.08
|
$1.09
UAH43.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.23
BGN4.07
|
$1.35
UAH53.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
$2.04
UAH80.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.02
BGN58.46
|
$26.77
UAH1,062.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
BGN15.30
|
$4.08
UAH161.85
|
|
pay 1.1% less for clothing
Sofia
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.77
BGN125.54
|
$65.70
UAH2,606.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.99
BGN62.06
|
$33.80
UAH1,341.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.13
BGN148.11
|
$78.00
UAH3,094.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.14
BGN162.73
|
$93.05
UAH3,691.97
|
|
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