Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 4.0 times more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Sofia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
BGN20.40
|
$27.49
€25.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
BGN12.24
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
BGN2.56
|
$5.17
€4.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
BGN1.84
|
$6.10
€5.70
|
|
pay 68.2% more for groceries
Sofia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
BGN1.93
|
$4.12
€3.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
BGN10.45
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
BGN12.52
|
$7.28
€6.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
$3.26
€3.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.69
BGN6.74
|
$4.99
€4.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
BGN1.20
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.47
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
$1.75
€1.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 55.5% more for transportation
Sofia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
BGN11.54
|
$7.63
€7.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.93
BGN50.99
|
$39.58
€36.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,137.87
BGN45,891.19
|
$21,988.99
€20,540.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.71
BGN12.25
|
$18.25
€17.05
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for housing
Sofia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.34
BGN24.35
|
$77.33
€72.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.63
BGN877.42
|
$5,728.44
€5,350.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.15
BGN677.56
|
$3,664.83
€3,423.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.16
BGN186.50
|
$146.95
€137.27
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Sofia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.15
BGN841.86
|
$3,518.24
€3,286.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,362.58
BGN15,266.56
|
$21,988.99
€20,540.05
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
BGN4.08
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.23
BGN4.07
|
$4.74
€4.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.02
BGN58.46
|
$659.67
€616.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
BGN15.30
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Sofia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.77
BGN125.54
|
$132.67
€123.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.99
BGN62.06
|
$34.08
€31.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.13
BGN148.11
|
$153.65
€143.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.14
BGN162.73
|
$523.34
€488.85
|
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