Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 9.4% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 3.1% more for restaurants
|
Sofia
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.07
BGN19.90
|
$10.76
ALL973
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
$7.91
ALL715
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
BGN2.42
|
$1.61
ALL146
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
$0.84
ALL76
|
|
pay 4.2% more for groceries
|
Sofia
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
$0.98
ALL88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
BGN8.98
|
$6.08
ALL550
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
BGN11.80
|
$7.55
ALL682
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
$3.58
ALL323
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
$3.61
ALL327
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
$0.68
ALL62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
$1.11
ALL100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
$0.82
ALL74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.91
|
$0.84
ALL76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
$0.50
ALL45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
$0.56
ALL51
|
|
pay 73.6% more for transportation
|
Sofia
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
BGN10.44
|
$7.77
ALL702
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.68
BGN49.75
|
$17.22
ALL1,556
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,677.83
BGN49,747.11
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,285,567
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.14
BGN12.83
|
$29.06
ALL2,626
|
|
pay 1.5% more for housing
|
Sofia
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.00
BGN23.36
|
$17.40
ALL1,572
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.64
BGN982.51
|
$568.58
ALL51,379
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.37
BGN732.20
|
$380.80
ALL34,410
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.32
BGN187.50
|
$77.97
ALL7,046
|
|
pay 45.2% less for childcare
|
Sofia
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.23
BGN913.48
|
$235.39
ALL21,270
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,673.93
BGN13,792.85
|
$4,857.15
ALL438,914
|
|
pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sofia
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
$2.69
ALL243
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
$1.81
ALL164
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
$3.77
ALL340
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
BGN64.74
|
$44.86
ALL4,054
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
$8.61
ALL778
|
|
pay 17.3% more for clothing
|
Sofia
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.32
BGN129.99
|
$64.36
ALL5,816
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.26
BGN57.99
|
$48.67
ALL4,398
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.80
BGN179.39
|
$95.47
ALL8,627
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.08
BGN169.09
|
$125.92
ALL11,378
|
|
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