Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 59.6% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 71.2% more for restaurants
|
Minsk
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
BYN24.97
|
$11.07
BGN19.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
BYN15.98
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
BYN2.50
|
$1.35
BGN2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
|
pay 82.5% more for groceries
|
Minsk
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
BYN1.88
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
BYN10.04
|
$5.00
BGN8.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.61
BYN8.54
|
$6.57
BGN11.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
BYN4.11
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
BYN5.50
|
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
BYN1.47
|
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
BYN2.49
|
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.46
|
$1.07
BGN1.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BYN0.94
|
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
|
pay 86.0% more for transportation
|
Minsk
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.07
|
$5.81
BGN10.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
BYN50.99
|
$27.68
BGN49.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,572.15
BYN57,435.88
|
$27,677.83
BGN49,747.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
BYN11.69
|
$7.14
BGN12.83
|
|
pay 63.4% more for housing
|
Minsk
|
Sofia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
BYN35.04
|
$13.00
BGN23.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.93
BYN1,405.25
|
$546.64
BGN982.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.96
BYN846.42
|
$407.37
BGN732.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
BYN137.46
|
$104.32
BGN187.50
|
|
pay 51.0% more for childcare
|
Minsk
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.69
BYN992.64
|
$508.23
BGN913.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,704.58
BYN18,645.85
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,792.85
|
|
pay 68.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Minsk
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
BYN3.27
|
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
BYN5.25
|
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
BYN5.24
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.28
BYN102.23
|
$36.02
BGN64.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.58
BYN14.98
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
|
Minsk
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
BYN214.33
|
$72.32
BGN129.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.29
BYN138.21
|
$32.26
BGN57.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
BYN328.59
|
$99.80
BGN179.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.89
BYN326.49
|
$94.08
BGN169.09
|
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