Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 6.6% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 6.6% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
PLN37.59
|
$11.17
BGN20.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
PLN27.49
|
$6.70
BGN12.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
PLN6.49
|
$1.40
BGN2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
PLN5.93
|
$1.01
BGN1.84
|
|
pay 25.3% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
PLN4.19
|
$1.05
BGN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
PLN16.97
|
$5.72
BGN10.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.44
|
$6.86
BGN12.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
PLN11.17
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
PLN10.43
|
$3.69
BGN6.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.67
|
$0.66
BGN1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
PLN2.67
|
$0.81
BGN1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.99
|
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
PLN5.41
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.48
|
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.57
|
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
|
pay 0.4% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
PLN24.95
|
$6.32
BGN11.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
PLN103.39
|
$27.93
BGN50.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
PLN100,937.35
|
$25,137.87
BGN45,891.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
PLN30.08
|
$6.71
BGN12.25
|
|
pay 36.1% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
PLN55.86
|
$13.34
BGN24.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
PLN3,580.49
|
$480.63
BGN877.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
PLN2,772.62
|
$371.15
BGN677.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
PLN802.07
|
$102.16
BGN186.50
|
|
pay 10.6% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
PLN1,783.41
|
$461.15
BGN841.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
PLN45,117.68
|
$8,362.58
BGN15,266.56
|
|
pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
PLN13.16
|
$2.23
BGN4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
PLN12.71
|
$2.23
BGN4.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
PLN16.92
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
PLN136.98
|
$32.02
BGN58.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
PLN28.20
|
$8.38
BGN15.30
|
|
pay 5.4% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
PLN313.64
|
$68.77
BGN125.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
PLN136.83
|
$33.99
BGN62.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
PLN342.80
|
$81.13
BGN148.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
PLN380.70
|
$89.14
BGN162.73
|
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