Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 49.7% more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Baku, you would:
pay 81.2% more for restaurants
|
Baku
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
$10.96
BGN20.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
$1.48
BGN2.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
$1.03
BGN1.93
|
|
pay 71.4% more for groceries
|
Baku
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
$1.12
BGN2.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
$5.28
BGN9.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
$6.60
BGN12.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
$3.55
BGN6.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
$3.50
BGN6.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
$0.80
BGN1.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
$0.85
BGN1.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$0.81
BGN1.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
$1.11
BGN2.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
$0.51
BGN0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
$0.47
BGN0.88
|
|
pay 61.6% more for transportation
|
Baku
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
$5.66
BGN10.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$27.40
BGN51.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$29,952.87
BGN56,166.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
$7.51
BGN14.08
|
|
pay 54.8% more for housing
|
Baku
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
$13.48
BGN25.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
$570.94
BGN1,070.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
$430.23
BGN806.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
$114.12
BGN214.00
|
|
pay 73.7% more for childcare
|
Baku
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
$554.43
BGN1,039.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
$6,747.31
BGN12,652.41
|
|
pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baku
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$2.74
BGN5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
$2.26
BGN4.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$3.34
BGN6.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
$37.04
BGN69.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
|
pay 6.8% less for clothing
|
Baku
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
$70.63
BGN132.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
$33.57
BGN62.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
$99.28
BGN186.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
$102.16
BGN191.57
|
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