Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 56.4% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 75.4% more for restaurants
|
Minsk
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.11
BYN29.91
|
$10.96
BGN20.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.16
BYN16.95
|
$8.22
BGN15.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BYN2.42
|
$1.48
BGN2.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
BYN1.52
|
$1.03
BGN1.91
|
|
pay 82.4% more for groceries
|
Minsk
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
BYN1.84
|
$1.12
BGN2.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
BYN10.03
|
$5.28
BGN9.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.12
|
$6.60
BGN12.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BYN4.22
|
$3.55
BGN6.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BYN5.72
|
$3.50
BGN6.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BYN1.64
|
$0.80
BGN1.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
$0.85
BGN1.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BYN2.56
|
$0.81
BGN1.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
BYN3.22
|
$1.11
BGN2.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.51
BGN0.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
BYN0.93
|
$0.47
BGN0.87
|
|
pay 88.0% more for transportation
|
Minsk
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.80
BYN9.18
|
$5.66
BGN10.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.51
BYN50.90
|
$27.40
BGN50.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,466.62
BYN57,333.19
|
$29,952.87
BGN55,639.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.72
BYN12.22
|
$7.51
BGN13.95
|
|
pay 67.2% more for housing
|
Minsk
|
Sofia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
BYN34.21
|
$13.48
BGN25.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.79
BYN1,538.79
|
$570.94
BGN1,060.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.22
BYN982.17
|
$430.23
BGN799.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.67
BYN136.76
|
$114.12
BGN211.99
|
|
pay 24.9% more for childcare
|
Minsk
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.24
BYN988.79
|
$554.43
BGN1,029.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,252.74
BYN33,654.04
|
$6,747.31
BGN12,533.49
|
|
pay 61.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Minsk
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
BYN4.71
|
$2.74
BGN5.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
BYN5.53
|
$2.26
BGN4.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
BYN5.98
|
$3.34
BGN6.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.67
BYN103.95
|
$37.04
BGN68.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
BYN14.96
|
$8.22
BGN15.27
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
|
Minsk
|
Sofia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.57
BYN205.39
|
$70.63
BGN131.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
BYN155.58
|
$33.57
BGN62.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.39
BYN349.21
|
$99.28
BGN184.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
BYN321.08
|
$102.16
BGN189.77
|
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