Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 1.5% cheaper than Sofia.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 29.9% less for restaurants
Sofia
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
BGN20.28
|
$8.62
RUB797.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
BGN12.17
|
$4.93
RUB455.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
BGN2.54
|
$1.02
RUB94.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
BGN1.83
|
$0.57
RUB52.81
|
|
pay 25.1% less for groceries
Sofia
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
BGN1.91
|
$0.69
RUB63.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
BGN10.39
|
$5.18
RUB478.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
BGN12.45
|
$4.02
RUB371.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
BGN6.09
|
$1.42
RUB131.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.69
BGN6.70
|
$2.00
RUB184.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
BGN1.19
|
$0.62
RUB57.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.46
|
$0.53
RUB49.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
$0.70
RUB64.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.94
|
$1.40
RUB129.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
$0.27
RUB24.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
BGN0.76
|
$0.26
RUB24.46
|
|
pay 17.4% less for transportation
Sofia
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
BGN11.48
|
$2.47
RUB228.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.93
BGN50.71
|
$30.79
RUB2,848.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,137.87
BGN45,634.78
|
$30,787.49
RUB2,848,304.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.71
BGN12.18
|
$3.94
RUB364.58
|
|
pay 12.5% more for housing
Sofia
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.34
BGN24.22
|
$6.45
RUB596.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.63
BGN872.52
|
$860.20
RUB79,581.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.15
BGN673.77
|
$497.14
RUB45,993.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.16
BGN185.45
|
$90.59
RUB8,380.77
|
|
pay 7.4% more for childcare
Sofia
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.15
BGN837.16
|
$487.67
RUB45,117.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,362.58
BGN15,181.26
|
$9,121.01
RUB843,830.42
|
|
pay 4.2% more for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
BGN4.06
|
$3.08
RUB284.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.23
BGN4.05
|
$2.57
RUB237.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BGN6.08
|
$2.52
RUB232.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.02
BGN58.13
|
$38.25
RUB3,538.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
BGN15.21
|
$6.16
RUB569.66
|
|
pay 38.0% more for clothing
Sofia
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.77
BGN124.84
|
$94.24
RUB8,718.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.99
BGN61.71
|
$45.95
RUB4,250.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.13
BGN147.29
|
$106.61
RUB9,862.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.14
BGN161.83
|
$132.25
RUB12,235.50
|
|
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