Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 2.5 times more expensive than Moroni.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Moroni, you would:
pay 6.0 times more for restaurants
Moroni
|
Sofia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.09
KMF494
|
$11.07
BGN19.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.35
BGN2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
KMF198
|
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
|
pay 66.8% more for groceries
Moroni
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KMF175
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.00
BGN8.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.62
KMF8,452
|
$6.57
BGN11.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.40
KMF1,999
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.09
KMF493
|
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
KMF1,008
|
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
KMF99
|
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
KMF112
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
KMF451
|
$1.07
BGN1.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KMF453
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
KMF394
|
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Moroni
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.81
BGN10.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.68
BGN49.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,677.83
BGN49,747.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.14
BGN12.83
|
pay 28.3% less for housing
Moroni
|
Sofia
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.68
KMF32,533
|
$13.00
BGN23.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$546.64
BGN982.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$407.37
BGN732.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.24
KMF37,777
|
$104.32
BGN187.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Moroni
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$508.23
BGN913.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,673.93
BGN13,792.85
|
pay 55.6% more for entertainment and sports
Moroni
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
KMF741
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.44
KMF15,175
|
$36.02
BGN64.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Moroni
|
Sofia
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$72.32
BGN129.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$32.26
BGN57.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$99.80
BGN179.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$94.08
BGN169.09
|
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