Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 46.5% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 40.0% more for restaurants
Sofia
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.07
BGN20.07
|
$15.16
€14.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
$9.64
€8.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
BGN2.44
|
$1.95
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
BGN1.52
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
pay 17.0% more for groceries
Sofia
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
$1.56
€1.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
BGN9.06
|
$5.57
€5.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
BGN11.91
|
$3.94
€3.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
BGN6.30
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
BGN6.27
|
$3.49
€3.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
BGN1.49
|
$0.68
€0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.45
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
BGN1.01
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
pay 35.7% more for transportation
Sofia
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
BGN10.53
|
$7.52
€6.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.68
BGN50.18
|
$43.32
€40.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,677.83
BGN50,175.92
|
$32,489.61
€30,142.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.14
BGN12.95
|
$9.96
€9.24
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Sofia
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.00
BGN23.56
|
$41.79
€38.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.64
BGN990.97
|
$1,447.59
€1,343.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.37
BGN738.51
|
$1,009.53
€936.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.32
BGN189.12
|
$109.60
€101.68
|
|
pay 52.4% more for childcare
Sofia
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.23
BGN921.36
|
$582.39
€540.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,673.93
BGN13,911.74
|
$14,607.20
€13,551.83
|
|
pay 36.2% more for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.10
BGN3.81
|
$3.25
€3.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
BGN3.73
|
$2.49
€2.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
BGN6.02
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
BGN65.30
|
$43.88
€40.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
|
pay 9.4% more for clothing
Sofia
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.32
BGN131.11
|
$85.44
€79.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.26
BGN58.49
|
$37.61
€34.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.80
BGN180.93
|
$88.28
€81.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.08
BGN170.55
|
$107.56
€99.79
|
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