Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 8.5% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Spain, you would:
pay 22.3% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.56
|
$11.17
BGN20.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
$6.70
BGN12.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$1.40
BGN2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.30
|
$1.01
BGN1.83
|
|
pay 6.1% more for groceries
Spain
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.05
BGN1.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.32
|
$5.72
BGN10.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.29
|
$6.86
BGN12.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.19
|
$3.35
BGN6.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.89
|
$3.69
BGN6.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.66
BGN1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.81
BGN1.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$1.07
BGN1.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.42
BGN0.76
|
|
pay 21.1% less for transportation
Spain
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.20
|
$6.32
BGN11.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.00
|
$27.93
BGN50.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,619.80
|
$25,137.87
BGN45,634.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.13
|
$6.71
BGN12.18
|
|
pay 34.4% less for housing
Spain
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.72
|
$13.34
BGN24.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€647.71
|
$480.63
BGN872.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€529.95
|
$371.15
BGN673.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€99.17
|
$102.16
BGN185.45
|
|
pay 24.1% more for childcare
Spain
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€318.02
|
$461.15
BGN837.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,842.34
|
$8,362.58
BGN15,181.26
|
|
pay 12.4% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$2.23
BGN4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$2.23
BGN4.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
$3.35
BGN6.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.24
|
$32.02
BGN58.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.82
|
$8.38
BGN15.21
|
|
pay 0.8% more for clothing
Spain
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€68.33
|
$68.77
BGN124.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.67
|
$33.99
BGN61.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.04
|
$81.13
BGN147.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€84.83
|
$89.14
BGN161.83
|
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