Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 32.9% more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 23.6% more for restaurants
|
Sarajevo
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.52
BAM9.92
|
$11.07
BGN19.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
BAM11.91
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
BAM3.00
|
$1.35
BGN2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
BAM1.71
|
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
|
pay 23.0% more for groceries
|
Sarajevo
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
BAM1.77
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
BAM7.46
|
$5.00
BGN8.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
BAM8.81
|
$6.57
BGN11.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
BAM4.78
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
BAM5.56
|
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
BAM0.91
|
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
BAM1.43
|
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
BAM1.22
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
BAM1.43
|
$1.07
BGN1.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
BAM0.72
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.79
|
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
|
pay 0.4% less for transportation
|
Sarajevo
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
BAM10.12
|
$5.81
BGN10.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.26
BAM52.59
|
$27.68
BGN49.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,843.53
BAM44,652.84
|
$27,677.83
BGN49,747.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.01
BAM14.39
|
$7.14
BGN12.83
|
|
pay 12.3% more for housing
|
Sarajevo
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.06
BAM50.44
|
$13.00
BGN23.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.28
BAM613.41
|
$546.64
BGN982.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.13
BAM442.39
|
$407.37
BGN732.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
BAM242.70
|
$104.32
BGN187.50
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Sarajevo
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.40
BAM360.20
|
$508.23
BGN913.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,054.83
BAM5,490.65
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,792.85
|
|
pay 16.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sarajevo
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
BAM3.97
|
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
BAM3.12
|
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.37
BAM6.05
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.58
BAM54.96
|
$36.02
BGN64.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.52
BAM9.92
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
pay 3.4% more for clothing
|
Sarajevo
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.19
BAM151.32
|
$72.32
BGN129.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.22
BAM52.52
|
$32.26
BGN57.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.57
BAM152.00
|
$99.80
BGN179.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.72
BAM170.24
|
$94.08
BGN169.09
|
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