Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 27.0% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 43.6% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$11.17
BGN20.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$6.70
BGN12.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.97
€2.77
|
$1.40
BGN2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.19
|
$1.01
BGN1.84
|
|
pay 25.5% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.25
€2.10
|
$1.05
BGN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
€5.59
|
$5.72
BGN10.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.27
|
$6.86
BGN12.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
€3.85
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.90
|
$3.69
BGN6.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$0.66
BGN1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.81
BGN1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.51
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
|
pay 33.7% less for transportation
Vienna
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
€6.98
|
$6.32
BGN11.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.48
€46.22
|
$27.93
BGN50.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.69
€26,702.06
|
$25,137.87
BGN45,891.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.56
€17.34
|
$6.71
BGN12.25
|
|
pay 50.5% less for housing
Vienna
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.45
|
$13.34
BGN24.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.12
€857.62
|
$480.63
BGN877.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$715.20
€668.08
|
$371.15
BGN677.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.75
€180.05
|
$102.16
BGN186.50
|
|
pay 16.1% more for childcare
Vienna
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.36
€257.22
|
$461.15
BGN841.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,936.40
€12,083.97
|
$8,362.58
BGN15,266.56
|
|
pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.84
€4.52
|
$2.23
BGN4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
€3.73
|
$2.23
BGN4.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.68
€29.59
|
$32.02
BGN58.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.09
€11.30
|
$8.38
BGN15.30
|
|
pay 16.5% less for clothing
Vienna
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.30
€88.08
|
$68.77
BGN125.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.86
€33.49
|
$33.99
BGN62.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.35
€84.40
|
$81.13
BGN148.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.35
€108.69
|
$89.14
BGN162.73
|
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