{
  "name": "CostCompass cost-of-living prices",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "CostCompass",
    "url": "https://costcompass.net"
  },
  "license": {
    "id": "CC-BY-4.0",
    "name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
  },
  "attribution": "Source: CostCompass (https://costcompass.net)",
  "documentation": "https://costcompass.net/data",
  "methodology": "https://costcompass.net/methodology",
  "generated": "2026-10-14T02:15:39.269Z",
  "observedFrom": "2026-09-16",
  "observedTo": "2026-10-14",
  "currency": "USD",
  "inclusionRule": "A price is included only when every source behind it is a live scraper (API, HTML or browser) and the newest observation is at most 60 days old. Prices backed by a static table, an unidentified source, or — for restaurant and café fields — a food-delivery app are shown on the website but withheld here. A missing price means no qualifying source produced one; nothing is estimated or filled in.",
  "city": {
    "slug": "sofia",
    "name": "Sofia",
    "country": {
      "name": "Bulgaria",
      "code": "BG",
      "currency": "BGN"
    },
    "region": "Europe",
    "latitude": 42.6977,
    "longitude": 23.3219,
    "page": "https://costcompass.net/living/cities/sofia",
    "data": "https://costcompass.net/data/cities/sofia.json",
    "attribution": "Source: CostCompass, cost of living in Sofia (https://costcompass.net/living/cities/sofia)",
    "citation": "CostCompass (2026). Cost of living in Sofia, Bulgaria. Data as of 2026-10-14. https://costcompass.net/living/cities/sofia. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.",
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  },
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      "lastObserved": "2026-10-13",
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        "Balkan and Slovak property portals (per-listing)"
      ],
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        "https://www.imot.bg/obiavi/naemi/grad-sofiya/ednostaen"
      ]
    },
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      "lastObserved": "2026-10-13",
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        "Balkan and Slovak property portals (per-listing)"
      ],
      "evidence": [
        "https://www.imot.bg/obiavi/naemi/grad-sofiya/ednostaen"
      ]
    },
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      "field": "transport_gasoline_1l",
      "name": "Gasoline (1 liter)",
      "category": "transportation",
      "unit": "liter",
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      "maxUSD": 1.86,
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      "lastObserved": "2026-10-13",
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      ],
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      ]
    },
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      "name": "Basic Utilities (85m2 Apt)",
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      "lastObserved": "2026-10-13",
      "sources": [
        "Eurostat Energy Prices"
      ],
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        "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nrg_pc_204/default/table"
      ]
    },
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      "field": "entertainment_fitness_monthly",
      "name": "Fitness Club (Monthly)",
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      "firstObserved": "2026-10-13",
      "lastObserved": "2026-10-13",
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      ]
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      "name": "Cinema Ticket",
      "category": "entertainment",
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      "firstObserved": "2026-10-13",
      "lastObserved": "2026-10-13",
      "sources": [
        "Cinema Ticket Prices"
      ],
      "evidence": [
        "https://cineland.bg/en/%D1%86%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5/"
      ]
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      "lastObserved": "2026-10-13",
      "sources": [
        "AboutYou & local fashion e-shops"
      ],
      "evidence": [
        "https://www.aboutyou.bg/c/mazhe/drexi/dnki-20331"
      ]
    },
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      "firstObserved": "2026-10-13",
      "lastObserved": "2026-10-13",
      "sources": [
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      ],
      "evidence": [
        "https://www.aboutyou.bg/c/zheni/drexi/rokli-20236"
      ]
    },
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      "category": "clothing",
      "unit": "pair",
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      "lastObserved": "2026-10-13",
      "sources": [
        "AboutYou & local fashion e-shops"
      ],
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        "https://www.deichmann.com/bg-bg/c/mazhe/elegantni-obuvki-250"
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    }
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}