Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 9.0% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 1.9% less for restaurants
|
Sofia
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.96
BGN20.36
|
$10.92
ALL1,016
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
BGN15.27
|
$8.73
ALL812
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
BGN2.75
|
$1.58
ALL147
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
BGN1.91
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
pay 5.5% more for groceries
|
Sofia
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
BGN2.08
|
$1.00
ALL93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
BGN9.81
|
$6.31
ALL587
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
BGN12.26
|
$7.59
ALL706
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
BGN6.59
|
$3.59
ALL334
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
BGN6.50
|
$3.54
ALL329
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.49
|
$0.74
ALL69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
BGN1.59
|
$1.15
ALL107
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.50
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
BGN2.06
|
$0.87
ALL81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BGN0.94
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.87
|
$0.60
ALL56
|
|
pay 73.4% more for transportation
|
Sofia
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
BGN10.51
|
$7.84
ALL730
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.40
BGN50.90
|
$17.47
ALL1,625
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,952.87
BGN55,639.02
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,741,870
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
BGN13.95
|
$29.47
ALL2,742
|
|
pay 0.9% more for housing
|
Sofia
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.48
BGN25.04
|
$18.21
ALL1,694
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.94
BGN1,060.55
|
$594.90
ALL55,341
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.23
BGN799.18
|
$412.58
ALL38,381
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.12
BGN211.99
|
$78.02
ALL7,258
|
|
pay 37.0% less for childcare
|
Sofia
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$554.43
BGN1,029.88
|
$257.35
ALL23,940
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,747.31
BGN12,533.49
|
$5,375.91
ALL500,096
|
|
pay 5.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sofia
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
BGN5.09
|
$2.73
ALL254
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
BGN4.20
|
$1.85
ALL172
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.34
BGN6.21
|
$3.82
ALL355
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.04
BGN68.81
|
$46.89
ALL4,362
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.22
BGN15.27
|
$8.73
ALL812
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
|
Sofia
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.63
BGN131.21
|
$64.35
ALL5,986
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.57
BGN62.36
|
$47.77
ALL4,444
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.28
BGN184.41
|
$100.14
ALL9,316
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.16
BGN189.77
|
$134.06
ALL12,471
|
|
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