Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 40.5% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 13.9% more for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
ARS7,613.88
|
$11.07
BGN19.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ARS5,374.50
|
$8.30
BGN14.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ARS1,195.48
|
$1.35
BGN2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
ARS871.53
|
$0.84
BGN1.51
|
|
pay 26.8% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
ARS1,812.01
|
$1.07
BGN1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
ARS4,155.99
|
$5.00
BGN9.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
ARS3,652.38
|
$6.57
BGN11.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ARS1,864.64
|
$3.48
BGN6.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
ARS1,847.89
|
$3.46
BGN6.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
ARS739.94
|
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
ARS722.18
|
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS511.06
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ARS674.31
|
$1.07
BGN1.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ARS349.04
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ARS358.52
|
$0.56
BGN1.01
|
|
pay 76.8% more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
ARS3,091.99
|
$5.81
BGN10.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.00
ARS8,061.75
|
$27.68
BGN49.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
ARS17,915,000.00
|
$27,677.83
BGN49,924.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.66
ARS6,861.44
|
$7.14
BGN12.88
|
|
pay 46.6% more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.18
ARS18,072.72
|
$13.00
BGN23.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.75
ARS440,485.06
|
$546.64
BGN986.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$356.25
ARS319,110.94
|
$407.37
BGN734.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.17
ARS31,506.81
|
$104.32
BGN188.17
|
|
pay 89.0% more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.88
ARS196,953.03
|
$508.23
BGN916.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.19
ARS4,680,463.36
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,841.94
|
|
pay 51.8% more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ARS1,343.62
|
$2.10
BGN3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
ARS2,041.44
|
$2.06
BGN3.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,791.50
|
$3.32
BGN5.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.45
ARS19,217.35
|
$36.02
BGN64.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
ARS3,823.76
|
$8.30
BGN14.98
|
|
pay 21.5% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
ARS73,098.57
|
$72.32
BGN130.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.79
ARS58,932.11
|
$32.26
BGN58.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.21
ARS104,091.06
|
$99.80
BGN180.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.11
ARS93,257.75
|
$94.08
BGN169.69
|
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