Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 38.6% cheaper than Vaduz.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Vaduz, you would:
pay 64.5% less for restaurants
Vaduz
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF25.14
|
$11.17
BGN20.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.46
CHF14.08
|
$6.70
BGN12.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.79
CHF4.36
|
$1.40
BGN2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
CHF3.18
|
$1.01
BGN1.85
|
|
pay 47.0% less for groceries
Vaduz
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.77
CHF3.43
|
$1.05
BGN1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
CHF6.98
|
$5.72
BGN10.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.88
CHF6.26
|
$6.86
BGN12.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.71
CHF7.02
|
$3.35
BGN6.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
CHF4.44
|
$3.69
BGN6.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
$0.66
BGN1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.85
CHF1.69
|
$0.81
BGN1.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.18
CHF1.98
|
$0.72
BGN1.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
CHF2.05
|
$1.07
BGN1.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
CHF0.95
|
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
|
pay 29.0% less for transportation
Vaduz
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.90
CHF6.28
|
$6.32
BGN11.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.21
CHF50.27
|
$27.93
BGN51.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,416.37
CHF28,604.67
|
$25,137.87
BGN46,166.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.85
CHF9.88
|
$6.71
BGN12.32
|
|
pay 62.7% less for housing
Vaduz
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.95
CHF50.94
|
$13.34
BGN24.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,578.80
CHF1,437.50
|
$480.63
BGN882.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,283.22
CHF1,168.37
|
$371.15
BGN681.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
CHF140.21
|
$102.16
BGN187.62
|
|
pay 23.7% more for childcare
Vaduz
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.46
CHF226.23
|
$461.15
BGN846.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,516.45
CHF12,306.76
|
$8,362.58
BGN15,358.22
|
|
pay 61.1% less for entertainment and sports
Vaduz
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.52
CHF5.03
|
$2.23
BGN4.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.34
CHF4.86
|
$2.23
BGN4.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF9.05
|
$3.35
BGN6.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.86
CHF55.41
|
$32.02
BGN58.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$32.10
CHF29.23
|
$8.38
BGN15.39
|
|
pay 29.9% less for clothing
Vaduz
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.70
CHF87.13
|
$68.77
BGN126.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.67
CHF41.58
|
$33.99
BGN62.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.59
CHF97.96
|
$81.13
BGN149.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$152.03
CHF138.42
|
$89.14
BGN163.71
|
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