Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 4.1 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Sofia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.32
LKR1,008.24
|
$11.07
BGN20.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
LKR2,016.47
|
$8.30
BGN15.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LKR207.91
|
$1.35
BGN2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
LKR113.43
|
$0.84
BGN1.52
|
|
pay 14.9% more for groceries
Colombo
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
LKR186.16
|
$1.07
BGN1.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
LKR2,122.76
|
$5.00
BGN9.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.30
LKR1,912.53
|
$6.57
BGN11.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
LKR676.08
|
$3.48
BGN6.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
LKR715.45
|
$3.46
BGN6.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.37
LKR1,021.92
|
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR153.04
|
$0.82
BGN1.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.74
LKR832.61
|
$0.80
BGN1.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
LKR170.90
|
$1.07
BGN1.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR147.05
|
$0.49
BGN0.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR159.82
|
$0.56
BGN1.02
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Colombo
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
LKR1,439.67
|
$5.81
BGN10.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.31
LKR1,915.65
|
$27.68
BGN50.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,878.30
LKR10,278,960.19
|
$27,677.83
BGN50,480.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.06
LKR927.58
|
$7.14
BGN13.02
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Colombo
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.03
LKR5,166.11
|
$13.00
BGN23.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.18
LKR91,986.66
|
$546.64
BGN996.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.51
LKR48,395.30
|
$407.37
BGN742.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.13
LKR10,963.29
|
$104.32
BGN190.26
|
|
pay 17.8 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.07
LKR7,607.59
|
$508.23
BGN926.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.02
LKR151,709.78
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,996.07
|
|
pay 40.4% more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
LKR604.94
|
$2.10
BGN3.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
LKR754.74
|
$2.06
BGN3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.14
LKR2,470.18
|
$3.32
BGN6.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.54
LKR4,411.03
|
$36.02
BGN65.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
LKR1,119.14
|
$8.30
BGN15.14
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Colombo
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.44
LKR8,628.48
|
$72.32
BGN131.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.86
LKR6,024.21
|
$32.26
BGN58.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.29
LKR19,505.48
|
$99.80
BGN182.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.55
LKR11,090.59
|
$94.08
BGN171.58
|
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