Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 2.2 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Sofia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
TRY97.75
|
$11.17
BGN20.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
TRY118.30
|
$6.70
BGN12.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TRY20.12
|
$1.40
BGN2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
TRY7.07
|
$1.01
BGN1.84
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
TRY12.73
|
$1.05
BGN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
TRY84.83
|
$5.72
BGN10.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
TRY99.70
|
$6.86
BGN12.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY45.47
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
TRY51.60
|
$3.69
BGN6.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
TRY9.81
|
$0.66
BGN1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
TRY16.94
|
$0.81
BGN1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
TRY9.96
|
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY13.71
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
TRY7.12
|
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
TRY6.29
|
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
|
pay 39.2% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TRY140.69
|
$6.32
BGN11.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
TRY495.42
|
$27.93
BGN50.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
TRY1,114,315.26
|
$25,137.87
BGN45,891.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
TRY140.30
|
$6.71
BGN12.25
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
TRY271.77
|
$13.34
BGN24.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
TRY7,080.53
|
$480.63
BGN877.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
TRY4,671.99
|
$371.15
BGN677.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
TRY1,605.72
|
$102.16
BGN186.50
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Turkey
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
TRY5,384.66
|
$461.15
BGN841.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
TRY112,607.14
|
$8,362.58
BGN15,266.56
|
|
pay 92.3% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
TRY61.77
|
$2.23
BGN4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
TRY50.19
|
$2.23
BGN4.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
TRY53.05
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
TRY650.33
|
$32.02
BGN58.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
TRY81.07
|
$8.38
BGN15.30
|
|
pay 74.8% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
TRY972.78
|
$68.77
BGN125.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
TRY838.83
|
$33.99
BGN62.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
TRY2,041.16
|
$81.13
BGN148.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
TRY1,380.80
|
$89.14
BGN162.73
|
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