Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 61.5% more expensive than Tashkent.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Tashkent
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.72
UZS73,060.81
|
$11.07
BGN19.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
UZS51,118.25
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
UZS7,205.90
|
$1.35
BGN2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
UZS4,223.47
|
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
|
pay 62.2% more for groceries
|
Tashkent
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
UZS6,866.16
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
UZS44,408.64
|
$5.00
BGN8.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
UZS53,579.25
|
$6.57
BGN11.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
UZS23,592.58
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
UZS22,187.17
|
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
UZS8,149.92
|
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
UZS10,243.43
|
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
UZS12,617.33
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
UZS9,735.00
|
$1.07
BGN1.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
UZS3,154.60
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
UZS2,760.62
|
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Tashkent
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
UZS49,385.55
|
$5.81
BGN10.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
UZS127,795.62
|
$27.68
BGN49.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,000.00
UZS191,693,432.25
|
$27,677.83
BGN49,747.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
UZS38,019.20
|
$7.14
BGN12.83
|
|
pay 46.6% more for housing
|
Tashkent
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.54
UZS173,016.89
|
$13.00
BGN23.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$615.96
UZS7,871,636.96
|
$546.64
BGN982.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.33
UZS5,128,883.76
|
$407.37
BGN732.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.74
UZS443,954.60
|
$104.32
BGN187.50
|
|
pay 48.4% more for childcare
|
Tashkent
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.64
UZS3,356,440.16
|
$508.23
BGN913.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,431.60
UZS94,972,656.53
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,792.85
|
|
pay 45.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tashkent
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.05
UZS13,418.54
|
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
UZS23,023.62
|
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
UZS25,559.12
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.09
UZS627,398.06
|
$36.02
BGN64.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
UZS60,951.81
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
|
Tashkent
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.75
UZS699,679.67
|
$72.32
BGN129.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.42
UZS733,797.59
|
$32.26
BGN57.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.12
UZS1,266,683.28
|
$99.80
BGN179.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.63
UZS1,554,343.04
|
$94.08
BGN169.09
|
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