Cost of living in Sofia, Bulgaria

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Food
Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district 13 лв
Combo meal in fast food restaurant (Big Mac Meal or similar) 8 лв
500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast 4.96 лв
1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk 2.04 лв
12 eggs, large 3.89 лв
1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes 2.56 лв
500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese 8 лв
1 kg (2 lb.) of apples 2.06 лв
1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes 1.08 лв
0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket 1.27 лв
1 bottle of red table wine, good quality 12 лв
2 liters of Coca-Cola 2.14 лв
Bread for 2 people for 1 day 0.60 лв
Housing
Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in EXPENSIVE area 840 лв
Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in NORMAL area 589 лв
Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat 167 лв
Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in EXPENSIVE area 579 лв
Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in NORMAL area 382 лв
Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 Sqft) studio 107 лв
Internet 8 Mbps (1 month) 17 лв
40” flat screen TV 692 лв
Microwave 800/900 Watt (Bosch, Panasonic, LG, Sharp, or equivalent brands) 163 лв
Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.) 15 лв
Hourly rate for cleaning help 10 лв
Clothes
1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) 95 лв
1 summer dress in a High Street Store (Zara, H&M or similar retailers) 63 лв
1 pair of sport shoes (Nike, Adidas, or equivalent brands) 150 лв
1 pair of men’s leather business shoes 138 лв
Transportation
Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI 140 CV (or equivalent), with no extras, new 38,058 лв
1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas 2.04 лв
Monthly ticket public transport 50 лв
Taxi trip on a business day, basic tariff, 8 km. (5 miles) 8 лв
Personal Care
Cold medicine for 6 days (Tylenol, Frenadol, Coldrex, or equivalent brands) 12 лв
1 box of antibiotics (12 doses) 22 лв
Short visit to private Doctor (15 minutes) 33 лв
1 box of 32 tampons (Tampax, OB, ...) 7 лв
Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.) 5.83 лв
Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.) 6 лв
4 rolls of toilet paper 2.37 лв
Tube of toothpaste 3.26 лв
Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city 14 лв
Entertainment
Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub 36 лв
2 tickets to the movies 21 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 71 лв
1 cocktail drink in downtown club 9 лв
Cappuccino in expat area of the city 3.93 лв
1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.) 2.91 лв
iPod nano 16GB 362 лв
1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans) 0.36 лв
1 month of gym membership in business district 51 лв
1 package of Marlboro cigarettes 5.42 лв
These prices are based on abundant and consistent data. They are very reliable. They are based on 1,682 prices entered by 163 different people.
Latest price update: September 26, 2016.

Sofia position in our World Ranking

the world
235th
out of 259
eastern europe
18th
out of 26

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

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2nd
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2nd
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2nd
eastern europe
3rd
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3rd
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