Cost of Living Comparison Between Sofia and London 

Indices DifferenceInfo
Consumer Prices in London are 68.8% higher than in Sofia (without rent)
Consumer Prices Including Rent in London are 143.5% higher than in Sofia
Rent Prices in London are 437.9% higher than in Sofia
Restaurant Prices in London are 87.2% higher than in Sofia
Groceries Prices in London are 36.9% higher than in Sofia
Local Purchasing Power in London is 40.8% higher than in Sofia
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Restaurants
Sofia Edit London Edit Difference
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 10.22 €
(20.00 лв)
18.20 €
(16.00 £)
     +78.2 %
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 40.86 €
(80.00 лв)
79.63 €
(70.00 £)
     +94.9 %
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 6.13 €
(12.00 лв)
8.44 €
(7.42 £)
     +37.6 %
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 2.04 €
(4.00 лв)
6.83 €
(6.00 £)
     +234.1 %
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 2.55 €
(5.00 лв)
5.69 €
(5.00 £)
     +122.7 %
Cappuccino (regular) 1.99 €
(3.89 лв)
3.93 €
(3.45 £)
     +97.5 %
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 1.24 €
(2.44 лв)
2.11 €
(1.86 £)
     +69.5 %
Water (12 oz small bottle) 0.88 €
(1.73 лв)
1.58 €
(1.39 £)
     +79.1 %
Markets
Sofia Edit London Edit
Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 6.22 €
(12.18 лв)
5.10 €
(4.48 £)
     -18.0 %
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 0.87 €
(1.70 лв)
1.23 €
(1.08 £)
     +41.4 %
Rice (white), (1 lb) 0.84 €
(1.64 лв)
0.98 €
(0.86 £)
     +17.0 %
Eggs (regular) (12) 3.03 €
(5.93 лв)
3.06 €
(2.69 £)
     +1.0 %
Local Cheese (1 lb) 4.70 €
(9.21 лв)
3.38 €
(2.97 £)
     -28.1 %
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 3.34 €
(6.55 лв)
3.42 €
(3.00 £)
     +2.1 %
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 5.03 €
(9.84 лв)
5.45 €
(4.79 £)
     +8.4 %
Apples (1 lb) 0.59 €
(1.16 лв)
1.08 €
(0.95 £)
     +81.7 %
Banana (1 lb) 0.73 €
(1.43 лв)
0.64 €
(0.56 £)
     -12.4 %
Oranges (1 lb) 0.66 €
(1.29 лв)
1.05 €
(0.92 £)
     +59.1 %
Tomato (1 lb) 0.96 €
(1.89 лв)
1.30 €
(1.14 £)
     +34.6 %
Potato (1 lb) 0.40 €
(0.77 лв)
0.58 €
(0.51 £)
     +47.8 %
Onion (1 lb) 0.38 €
(0.74 лв)
0.57 €
(0.50 £)
     +52.6 %
Lettuce (1 head) 0.84 €
(1.64 лв)
0.99 €
(0.87 £)
     +18.5 %
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 0.60 €
(1.17 лв)
1.33 €
(1.17 £)
     +121.2 %
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 5.11 €
(10.00 лв)
10.24 €
(9.00 £)
     +100.4 %
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 0.83 €
(1.63 лв)
2.27 €
(1.99 £)
     +172.8 %
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 1.46 €
(2.86 лв)
2.76 €
(2.43 £)
     +89.2 %
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 3.06 €
(6.00 лв)
15.24 €
(13.40 £)
     +397.4 %
Transportation
Sofia Edit London Edit
One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 0.82 €
(1.60 лв)
3.07 €
(2.70 £)
     +275.8 %
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 25.54 €
(50.00 лв)
182.02 €
(160.00 £)
     +612.7 %
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 1.12 €
(2.20 лв)
4.55 €
(4.00 £)
     +304.9 %
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 0.99 €
(1.93 лв)
3.29 €
(2.89 £)
     +233.6 %
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 9.19 €
(18.00 лв)
32.76 €
(28.80 £)
     +256.3 %
Gasoline (1 gallon) 5.99 €
(11.73 лв)
7.59 €
(6.67 £)
     +26.6 %
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 22,986.27 €
(45,000.00 лв)
28,440.33 €
(25,000.00 £)
     +23.7 %
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 22,560.60 €
(44,166.67 лв)
28,228.47 €
(24,813.76 £)
     +25.1 %
Utilities (Monthly)
Sofia Edit London Edit
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 121.92 €
(238.68 лв)
329.71 €
(289.83 £)
     +170.4 %
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) 0.17 €
(0.34 лв)
0.14 €
(0.12 £)
     -19.2 %
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 11.92 €
(23.33 лв)
32.69 €
(28.73 £)
     +174.3 %
Sports And Leisure
Sofia Edit London Edit
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 29.12 €
(57.00 лв)
48.86 €
(42.95 £)
     +67.8 %
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 14.56 €
(28.50 лв)
13.55 €
(11.91 £)
     -6.9 %
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 7.66 €
(15.00 лв)
13.65 €
(12.00 £)
     +78.2 %
Childcare
Sofia Edit London Edit
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 422.08 €
(826.30 лв)
1,785.92 €
(1,569.89 £)
     +323.1 %
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 7,371.79 €
(14,431.68 лв)
19,809.98 €
(17,413.64 £)
     +168.7 %
Clothing And Shoes
Sofia Edit London Edit
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 62.88 €
(123.10 лв)
85.27 €
(74.96 £)
     +35.6 %
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 31.23 €
(61.13 лв)
38.73 €
(34.05 £)
     +24.0 %
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 74.69 €
(146.22 лв)
82.64 €
(72.64 £)
     +10.6 %
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 81.14 €
(158.85 лв)
107.10 €
(94.14 £)
     +32.0 %
Rent Per Month
Sofia Edit London Edit
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 433.97 €
(849.57 лв)
2,340.56 €
(2,057.43 £)
     +439.3 %
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 333.12 €
(652.14 лв)
1,613.19 €
(1,418.05 £)
     +384.3 %
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 769.66 €
(1,506.76 лв)
4,337.67 €
(3,812.95 £)
     +463.6 %
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 531.99 €
(1,041.47 лв)
2,822.95 €
(2,481.47 £)
     +430.6 %
Buy Apartment Price
Sofia Edit London Edit
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 238.14 €
(466.21 лв)
1,308.76 €
(1,150.44 £)
     +449.6 %
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 155.65 €
(304.72 лв)
769.67 €
(676.57 £)
     +394.5 %
Salaries And Financing
Sofia Edit London Edit
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 1,017.50 €
(1,991.96 лв)
3,489.09 €
(3,067.03 £)
     +242.9 %
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 3.22 3.97      +23.5 %
Last update: March 2023March 2023
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