Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 64.0% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 64.5% more for restaurants
|
Sofia
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.07
BGN19.90
|
$13.91
SEK147.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
$9.60
SEK101.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
BGN2.42
|
$2.35
SEK24.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
$2.03
SEK21.48
|
|
pay 53.5% more for groceries
|
Sofia
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
$2.73
SEK28.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
BGN8.98
|
$5.25
SEK55.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
BGN11.80
|
$5.52
SEK58.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
$4.04
SEK42.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
$5.26
SEK55.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
$1.40
SEK14.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
$1.10
SEK11.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
$1.40
SEK14.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.91
|
$2.00
SEK21.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
$0.70
SEK7.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
$0.81
SEK8.64
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Sofia
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
BGN10.44
|
$6.93
SEK73.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.68
BGN49.75
|
$94.59
SEK1,002.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,677.83
BGN49,747.11
|
$28,656.21
SEK303,774.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.14
BGN12.83
|
$27.82
SEK294.93
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Sofia
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.00
BGN23.36
|
$29.19
SEK309.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.64
BGN982.51
|
$1,509.41
SEK16,000.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.37
BGN732.20
|
$932.71
SEK9,887.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.32
BGN187.50
|
$115.02
SEK1,219.32
|
|
pay 41.0% less for childcare
|
Sofia
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.23
BGN913.48
|
$136.93
SEK1,451.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,673.93
BGN13,792.85
|
$6,986.40
SEK74,060.31
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sofia
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
$6.96
SEK73.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
$4.14
SEK43.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
$6.58
SEK69.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
BGN64.74
|
$38.94
SEK412.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
$14.33
SEK151.89
|
|
pay 20.5% more for clothing
|
Sofia
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.32
BGN129.99
|
$78.29
SEK829.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.26
BGN57.99
|
$42.00
SEK445.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.80
BGN179.39
|
$94.17
SEK998.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.08
BGN169.09
|
$140.31
SEK1,487.34
|
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