Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 8.4% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 2.2% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL992
|
$11.07
BGN19.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL729
|
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL149
|
$1.35
BGN2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL77
|
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
|
pay 2.2% less for groceries
Tirana
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL561
|
$5.00
BGN8.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL696
|
$6.57
BGN11.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL330
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL333
|
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL102
|
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL75
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL77
|
$1.07
BGN1.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL46
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
|
pay 7.7% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL716
|
$5.81
BGN10.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,587
|
$27.68
BGN49.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,330,683
|
$27,677.83
BGN49,787.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,678
|
$7.14
BGN12.85
|
|
pay 2.9% more for housing
Tirana
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,603
|
$13.00
BGN23.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL52,393
|
$546.64
BGN983.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL35,090
|
$407.37
BGN732.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,185
|
$104.32
BGN187.65
|
|
pay 87.0% more for childcare
Tirana
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,690
|
$508.23
BGN914.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL447,578
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,804.03
|
|
pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL248
|
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL167
|
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL347
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,134
|
$36.02
BGN64.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL793
|
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
|
pay 10.5% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL5,931
|
$72.32
BGN130.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,485
|
$32.26
BGN58.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,797
|
$99.80
BGN179.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,603
|
$94.08
BGN169.23
|
|
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