Cost of living in Sofia, Bulgaria

Summary of cost of living in Sofia

  • Family of four estimated monthly costs: 3,725 лв
  • Single person estimated monthly costs: 1,591 лв
  • Cost of living in Sofia is cheaper than in 76% of cities in Eastern Europe (19 out of 25)
  • Cost of living in Sofia is cheaper than in 88% of cities in the World (251 out of 285)

List of prices in Sofia, Bulgaria. Current as of Jan 2020.

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Food [Edit]
Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district 13 лв
Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar) 9 лв
500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast 5.36 лв
1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk 2.09 лв
12 eggs, large 3.87 лв
1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes 2.93 лв
500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese 5.53 лв
1 kg (2 lb.) of apples 2.12 лв
1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes 1.11 лв
0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket 1.19 лв
1 bottle of red table wine, good quality 14 лв
2 liters of coca-cola 2.22 лв
Bread for 2 people for 1 day 0.91 лв
Housing [Edit]
Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in expensive area 1,041 лв
Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in normal area 728 лв
Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat 180 лв
Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in expensive area 762 лв
Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in normal area 530 лв
Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 sqft) studio 132 лв
Internet 8 mbps (1 month) 17 лв
40” flat screen tv 556 лв
Microwave 800/900 watt (bosch, panasonic, lg, sharp, or equivalent brands) 195 лв
Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.) 18 лв
Hourly rate for cleaning help 12 лв
Clothes [Edit]
1 pair of jeans (levis 501 or similar) 115 лв
1 summer dress in a high street store (zara, h&m or similar retailers) 53 лв
1 pair of sport shoes (nike, adidas, or equivalent brands) 140 лв
1 pair of men’s leather business shoes 143 лв
Transportation [Edit]
Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new 35,268 лв
1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas 2.28 лв
Monthly ticket public transport 50 лв
Taxi trip on a business day, basic tariff, 8 km. (5 miles) 9 лв
Personal Care [Edit]
Cold medicine for 6 days (tylenol, frenadol, coldrex, or equivalent brands) 14 лв
1 box of antibiotics (12 doses) 23 лв
Short visit to private doctor (15 minutes) 34 лв
1 box of 32 tampons (tampax, ob, ...) 7 лв
Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.) 4.77 лв
Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.) 5.34 лв
4 rolls of toilet paper 2.95 лв
Tube of toothpaste 3.58 лв
Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city 17 лв
Entertainment [Edit]
Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub 37 лв
2 tickets to the movies 22 лв
2 tickets to the theater (best available seats) 37 лв
Dinner for two at an italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert 78 лв
1 cocktail drink in downtown club 10 лв
Cappuccino in expat area of the city 3.39 лв
1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.) 3.05 лв
Ipad wi-fi 128gb 890 лв
1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans) 0.34 лв
1 month of gym membership in business district 49 лв
1 package of marlboro cigarettes 5.51 лв
These prices are based on abundant and consistent data. They are very reliable. They are based on 766 prices entered by 92 different people.
Latest price update: January 21, 2020

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Sofia position in our World Ranking

the world
251st
out of 285
eastern europe
19th
out of 25

Cheapest and most expensive products in Sofia compared to other cities:

the world
5th
eastern europe
1st
eastern europe
1st
eastern europe
2nd
eastern europe
2nd
eastern europe
2nd

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