Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 15.8% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Riga, you would:
pay 12.2% less for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.91
€10.95
|
$11.07
BGN19.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$1.35
BGN2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
|
pay 4.5% more for groceries
|
Riga
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.46
€5.02
|
$5.00
BGN8.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.31
|
$6.57
BGN11.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
€2.91
|
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.93
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.33
|
$1.07
BGN1.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
|
pay 16.1% less for transportation
|
Riga
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
€6.32
|
$5.81
BGN10.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.88
|
$27.68
BGN49.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,803.93
€24,648.44
|
$27,677.83
BGN49,747.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.37
€10.46
|
$7.14
BGN12.83
|
|
pay 16.8% less for housing
|
Riga
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.37
€15.05
|
$13.00
BGN23.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.93
€496.51
|
$546.64
BGN982.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.88
€334.62
|
$407.37
BGN732.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$260.18
€239.26
|
$104.32
BGN187.50
|
|
pay 19.6% less for childcare
|
Riga
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$493.19
€453.53
|
$508.23
BGN913.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,245.77
€12,180.58
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,792.85
|
|
pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
€4.90
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.87
€43.10
|
$36.02
BGN64.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
pay 14.7% less for clothing
|
Riga
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.73
€78.84
|
$72.32
BGN129.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.35
€40.79
|
$32.26
BGN57.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.66
€85.20
|
$99.80
BGN179.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€113.34
|
$94.08
BGN169.09
|
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