Cost of living comparison
Prague is 37.5% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Prague instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 24.1% more for restaurants
Sofia
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.07
BGN19.91
|
$9.61
CZK218.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
$8.74
CZK198.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
BGN2.43
|
$1.67
CZK37.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
$1.51
CZK34.22
|
|
pay 8.6% more for groceries
Sofia
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
$1.55
CZK35.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
BGN8.99
|
$6.25
CZK142.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
BGN11.81
|
$3.95
CZK89.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
$2.61
CZK59.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
$4.08
CZK92.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
$0.77
CZK17.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
$0.74
CZK16.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
$0.95
CZK21.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.92
|
$1.43
CZK32.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
$0.58
CZK13.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
$0.60
CZK13.53
|
|
pay 17.4% more for transportation
Sofia
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
BGN10.45
|
$6.44
CZK146.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.68
BGN49.79
|
$24.03
CZK545.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,677.83
BGN49,787.43
|
$26,867.69
CZK610,380.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.14
BGN12.85
|
$12.49
CZK283.85
|
|
pay 94.8% more for housing
Sofia
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.00
BGN23.38
|
$21.58
CZK490.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.64
BGN983.30
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,331.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.37
BGN732.79
|
$788.65
CZK17,916.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.32
BGN187.65
|
$233.34
CZK5,301.06
|
|
pay 47.8% more for childcare
Sofia
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.23
BGN914.22
|
$723.05
CZK16,426.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,673.93
BGN13,804.03
|
$11,769.87
CZK267,387.92
|
|
pay 55.0% more for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
$2.60
CZK59.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
$3.13
CZK71.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
$6.55
CZK148.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
BGN64.79
|
$61.39
CZK1,394.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
$10.92
CZK248.12
|
|
pay 14.5% more for clothing
Sofia
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.32
BGN130.09
|
$83.11
CZK1,888.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.26
BGN58.03
|
$39.28
CZK892.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.80
BGN179.53
|
$98.13
CZK2,229.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.08
BGN169.23
|
$115.55
CZK2,624.97
|
|
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