Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 34.3% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 38.5% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Sofia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.45
|
$11.17
BGN20.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
$6.70
BGN12.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$1.40
BGN2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.70
|
$1.01
BGN1.84
|
|
pay 23.7% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
$1.05
BGN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€6.00
|
$5.72
BGN10.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.77
|
$6.86
BGN12.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
$3.35
BGN6.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.20
|
$3.69
BGN6.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.66
BGN1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.81
BGN1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$0.72
BGN1.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.72
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
|
pay 7.7% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.29
|
$6.32
BGN11.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.72
|
$27.93
BGN51.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,473.60
|
$25,137.87
BGN45,955.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.67
|
$6.71
BGN12.27
|
|
pay 52.3% less for housing
Valletta
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€48.18
|
$13.34
BGN24.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€959.34
|
$480.63
BGN878.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€847.98
|
$371.15
BGN678.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€123.51
|
$102.16
BGN186.76
|
|
pay 25.9% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€633.16
|
$461.15
BGN843.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,764.66
|
$8,362.58
BGN15,288.05
|
|
pay 47.5% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$2.23
BGN4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.94
|
$2.23
BGN4.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.65
|
$3.35
BGN6.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€85.90
|
$32.02
BGN58.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.42
|
$8.38
BGN15.32
|
|
pay 44.8% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Sofia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€120.77
|
$68.77
BGN125.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€66.81
|
$33.99
BGN62.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€114.35
|
$81.13
BGN148.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€155.46
|
$89.14
BGN162.96
|
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