Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 9.5% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 0.3% more for restaurants
|
Sofia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.96
BGN20.36
|
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
BGN15.27
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
BGN2.75
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
BGN1.91
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 20.0% less for groceries
|
Sofia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
BGN2.08
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
BGN9.81
|
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
BGN12.26
|
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
BGN6.59
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
BGN6.50
|
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.49
|
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
BGN1.59
|
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.50
|
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
BGN2.06
|
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BGN0.94
|
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.87
|
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
|
pay 51.3% more for transportation
|
Sofia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
BGN10.51
|
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.40
BGN50.90
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,952.87
BGN55,639.02
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
BGN13.95
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 47.6% more for housing
|
Sofia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.48
BGN25.04
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.94
BGN1,060.55
|
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.23
BGN799.18
|
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.12
BGN211.99
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 44.0% less for childcare
|
Sofia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$554.43
BGN1,029.88
|
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,747.31
BGN12,533.49
|
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
|
pay 7.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sofia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
BGN5.09
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
BGN4.20
|
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.34
BGN6.21
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.04
BGN68.81
|
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.22
BGN15.27
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
pay 23.8% more for clothing
|
Sofia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.63
BGN131.21
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.57
BGN62.36
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.28
BGN184.41
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.16
BGN189.77
|
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
|
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