Common information
Cost of living and prices in Sofia
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre431USD/month
- in city centre575USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre738USD/month
- in city centre1,097USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 11 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 45 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 8 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 4 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 10 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 8 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 7 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 3 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 1 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 28 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 13 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 29,959 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 26,677 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 37 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 19 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 8 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 70 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 32 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 105 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 102 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 150 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 19 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 575 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 431 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,097 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 738 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 3,210 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 2,074 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 1,369 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 3.2 |
Ratings
Main factors in Sofia
- Leisure quality
- 8
- Quality of life
- 7.8
- Travelers rating
- 9.1
- Travelers rating
- 4.8
- English speaking
- 6.5
- Nightlife
- 8.5
- Coworking spaces
- 6.7
- Traffic
- 5.9
- Free WIFI
- 8.7
- Avg. internet speed, Mb/s
- 13
Safety in Sofia
Availability of prices in Sofia
Comfort in Sofia
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Sofia
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 32 | 32 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
| Average high, °C | 22 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 14 |
| Average temperature, °C | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 9 |
| Average low, °C | 11 | 6 | 1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 5 |
| Record low, °C | -1 | -5 | -13 | -16 | -23 | -22 | -13 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -23 |
| Rain, days | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 66 |
| Snow, days | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Fog, days | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 172 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 28 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 43 | 39 | 50 | 48 | 32 | 35 | 37 | 55 | 75 | 79 | 56 | 46 | 595 |
| Relative humidity, % | 70 | 75 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 75 | 65 | 65 | 70 | 70 | 65 | 65 | 73 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 80 | 81 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 78 | 80 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 47 | 57 | 71 | 73 | 69 | 63 | 55 | 51 | 54 | 53 | 47 | 46 | 57 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 14 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Monthly sunshine, часов | 212 | 158 | 95 | 65 | 81 | 99 | 148 | 167 | 221 | 258 | 299 | 281 | 2085 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 8 | 5 | 0 | -3 | -5 | -4 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 42 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 200 | 310 | 276 | 1056 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 13 |