Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 20.5% more expensive than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 37.4% more for restaurants
Tbilisi
|
Sofia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.86
GEL29.87
|
$11.07
BGN19.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
GEL22.66
|
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
GEL2.44
|
$1.35
BGN2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.18
|
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
|
pay 27.0% more for groceries
Tbilisi
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
GEL1.94
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
GEL11.02
|
$5.00
BGN8.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.91
GEL21.75
|
$6.57
BGN11.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
GEL6.94
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
GEL8.34
|
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
GEL1.68
|
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
GEL2.12
|
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.05
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
GEL2.09
|
$1.07
BGN1.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
GEL0.89
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
GEL0.97
|
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
|
pay 30.0% more for transportation
Tbilisi
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
GEL12.16
|
$5.81
BGN10.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.98
GEL41.20
|
$27.68
BGN49.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,468.16
GEL70,037.45
|
$27,677.83
BGN49,787.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.49
GEL20.60
|
$7.14
BGN12.85
|
|
pay 3.8% more for housing
Tbilisi
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.04
GEL52.37
|
$13.00
BGN23.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.68
GEL2,075.37
|
$546.64
BGN983.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$502.72
GEL1,382.47
|
$407.37
BGN732.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.92
GEL148.28
|
$104.32
BGN187.65
|
|
pay 73.6% more for childcare
Tbilisi
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.74
GEL664.79
|
$508.23
BGN914.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,601.22
GEL15,403.36
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,804.03
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
Tbilisi
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
GEL5.15
|
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.19
GEL8.78
|
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
GEL8.24
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.67
GEL142.08
|
$36.02
BGN64.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.49
GEL20.60
|
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
|
pay 22.2% less for clothing
Tbilisi
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.50
GEL210.36
|
$72.32
BGN130.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.25
GEL135.44
|
$32.26
BGN58.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.59
GEL337.11
|
$99.80
BGN179.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.83
GEL370.79
|
$94.08
BGN169.23
|
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