Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 17.2% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 3.5% less for restaurants
|
Sofia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.07
BGN19.90
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
BGN2.42
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 26.3% less for groceries
|
Sofia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
BGN8.98
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
BGN11.80
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.91
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 43.9% more for transportation
|
Sofia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
BGN10.44
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.68
BGN49.75
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,677.83
BGN49,747.11
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.14
BGN12.83
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Sofia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.00
BGN23.36
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.64
BGN982.51
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.37
BGN732.20
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.32
BGN187.50
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 41.0% less for childcare
|
Sofia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.23
BGN913.48
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,673.93
BGN13,792.85
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 17.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sofia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
BGN64.74
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 29.3% more for clothing
|
Sofia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.32
BGN129.99
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.26
BGN57.99
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.80
BGN179.39
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.08
BGN169.09
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
|
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