Cost of living comparison
Vaduz is 2.1 times more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Vaduz instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Sofia
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
BGN20.28
|
$27.61
CHF24.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
BGN12.17
|
$15.46
CHF13.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
BGN2.54
|
$4.79
CHF4.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
BGN1.83
|
$3.50
CHF3.16
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Sofia
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
BGN1.91
|
$3.77
CHF3.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
BGN10.39
|
$7.67
CHF6.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
BGN12.45
|
$6.88
CHF6.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
BGN6.09
|
$7.71
CHF6.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.69
BGN6.70
|
$4.87
CHF4.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
BGN1.19
|
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.46
|
$1.85
CHF1.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
$2.18
CHF1.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.94
|
$2.25
CHF2.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
BGN0.76
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
pay 48.4% more for transportation
Sofia
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
BGN11.48
|
$6.90
CHF6.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.93
BGN50.71
|
$55.21
CHF49.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,137.87
BGN45,634.78
|
$31,416.37
CHF28,428.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.71
BGN12.18
|
$10.85
CHF9.82
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Sofia
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.34
BGN24.22
|
$55.95
CHF50.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.63
BGN872.52
|
$1,578.80
CHF1,428.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.15
BGN673.77
|
$1,283.22
CHF1,161.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.16
BGN185.45
|
$154.00
CHF139.35
|
|
pay 7.8% more for childcare
Sofia
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.15
BGN837.16
|
$248.46
CHF224.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,362.58
BGN15,181.26
|
$13,516.45
CHF12,231.12
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
BGN4.06
|
$5.52
CHF5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.23
BGN4.05
|
$5.34
CHF4.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BGN6.08
|
$9.94
CHF8.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.02
BGN58.13
|
$60.86
CHF55.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
BGN15.21
|
$32.10
CHF29.05
|
|
pay 44.1% more for clothing
Sofia
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.77
BGN124.84
|
$95.70
CHF86.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.99
BGN61.71
|
$45.67
CHF41.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.13
BGN147.29
|
$107.59
CHF97.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.14
BGN161.83
|
$152.03
CHF137.57
|
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