Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 26.5% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 39.5% less for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.43
|
$10.96
BGN20.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.29
|
$8.22
BGN15.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.65
|
$1.48
BGN2.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
€2.26
|
$1.03
BGN1.93
|
|
pay 33.8% less for groceries
|
Vienna
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
€2.80
|
$1.12
BGN2.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
€7.86
|
$5.28
BGN9.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.75
|
$6.60
BGN12.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.47
€4.29
|
$3.55
BGN6.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.34
€6.09
|
$3.50
BGN6.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.12
|
$0.80
BGN1.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.97
|
$0.85
BGN1.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.36
|
$0.81
BGN1.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.88
|
$1.11
BGN2.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.51
BGN0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.47
BGN0.88
|
|
pay 24.7% less for transportation
|
Vienna
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.58
€6.31
|
$5.66
BGN10.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.80
€40.12
|
$27.40
BGN51.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,753.31
€26,639.76
|
$29,952.87
BGN56,215.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€17.28
|
$7.51
BGN14.09
|
|
pay 52.9% less for housing
|
Vienna
|
Sofia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.56
€35.09
|
$13.48
BGN25.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.49
€1,063.05
|
$570.94
BGN1,071.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$808.26
€775.83
|
$430.23
BGN807.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.03
€234.24
|
$114.12
BGN214.19
|
|
pay 22.9% more for childcare
|
Vienna
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.73
€262.75
|
$554.43
BGN1,040.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,621.84
€14,995.04
|
$6,747.31
BGN12,663.29
|
|
pay 40.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$2.74
BGN5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€4.04
|
$2.26
BGN4.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.75
€6.48
|
$3.34
BGN6.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.46
€43.64
|
$37.04
BGN69.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€12.35
|
$8.22
BGN15.43
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
|
Vienna
|
Sofia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.52
€100.32
|
$70.63
BGN132.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.69
€41.94
|
$33.57
BGN63.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.42
€91.59
|
$99.28
BGN186.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.09
€118.15
|
$102.16
BGN191.73
|
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