Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 2.1 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Sofia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
₴184.43
|
$11.17
BGN20.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
₴143.35
|
$6.70
BGN12.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴19.59
|
$1.40
BGN2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₴15.49
|
$1.01
BGN1.84
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₴21.49
|
$1.05
BGN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
₴127.51
|
$5.72
BGN10.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
₴125.18
|
$6.86
BGN12.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₴57.87
|
$3.35
BGN6.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
₴61.86
|
$3.69
BGN6.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.92
|
$0.66
BGN1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
₴18.59
|
$0.81
BGN1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₴19.84
|
$0.72
BGN1.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
₴28.68
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
₴6.68
|
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴9.99
|
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
₴151.26
|
$6.32
BGN11.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
₴282.95
|
$27.93
BGN51.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
₴759,172.05
|
$25,137.87
BGN45,955.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
₴132.90
|
$6.71
BGN12.27
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
₴174.83
|
$13.34
BGN24.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
₴9,290.10
|
$480.63
BGN878.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
₴6,177.41
|
$371.15
BGN678.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
₴2,459.07
|
$102.16
BGN186.76
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
₴7,265.10
|
$461.15
BGN843.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
₴153,696.60
|
$8,362.58
BGN15,288.05
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₴33.71
|
$2.23
BGN4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
₴38.24
|
$2.23
BGN4.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
₴77.26
|
$3.35
BGN6.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
₴747.12
|
$32.02
BGN58.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
₴118.11
|
$8.38
BGN15.32
|
|
pay 32.2% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
₴1,600.82
|
$68.77
BGN125.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
₴1,209.27
|
$33.99
BGN62.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
₴2,572.87
|
$81.13
BGN148.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
₴2,915.40
|
$89.14
BGN162.96
|
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