Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 12.0% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 0.2% more for restaurants
|
Podgorica
|
Sofia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
€6.97
|
$11.07
BGN19.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.85
|
$1.35
BGN2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.27
|
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
|
pay 15.1% more for groceries
|
Podgorica
|
Sofia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
€3.48
|
$5.00
BGN8.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
€5.04
|
$6.57
BGN11.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
€3.15
|
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$1.07
BGN1.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
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pay 1.2% more for transportation
|
Podgorica
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.61
|
$5.81
BGN10.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.88
|
$27.68
BGN49.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€24,897.41
|
$27,677.83
BGN49,747.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
€5.38
|
$7.14
BGN12.83
|
|
pay 10.4% less for housing
|
Podgorica
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.35
€26.07
|
$13.00
BGN23.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.08
€524.24
|
$546.64
BGN982.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$445.50
€409.68
|
$407.37
BGN732.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.22
€76.53
|
$104.32
BGN187.50
|
|
pay 74.7% more for childcare
|
Podgorica
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.35
€196.19
|
$508.23
BGN913.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,904.04
€6,348.84
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,792.85
|
|
pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Podgorica
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
€2.19
|
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
€1.71
|
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.90
€34.86
|
$36.02
BGN64.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
pay 3.4% less for clothing
|
Podgorica
|
Sofia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.42
€66.60
|
$72.32
BGN129.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.36
|
$32.26
BGN57.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
€86.54
|
$99.80
BGN179.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.88
€94.61
|
$94.08
BGN169.09
|
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