Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 74.3% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 95.2% more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Sofia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW139.88
|
$11.07
BGN19.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW93.20
|
$8.30
BGN14.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.51
|
$1.35
BGN2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.18
|
$0.84
BGN1.51
|
|
pay 17.6% more for groceries
Lusaka
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.76
|
$1.07
BGN1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW107.11
|
$5.00
BGN9.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW132.93
|
$6.57
BGN11.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW65.55
|
$3.48
BGN6.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW48.48
|
$3.46
BGN6.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.66
|
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.28
|
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW32.76
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW16.87
|
$1.07
BGN1.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.89
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.92
|
$0.56
BGN1.01
|
|
pay 48.6% more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW137.07
|
$5.81
BGN10.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,005.09
|
$27.68
BGN49.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW217,231.15
|
$27,677.83
BGN49,924.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW329.18
|
$7.14
BGN12.88
|
|
pay 49.4% more for housing
Lusaka
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,919.87
|
$13.00
BGN23.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,125.58
|
$546.64
BGN986.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,331.00
|
$407.37
BGN734.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,266.11
|
$104.32
BGN188.17
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Lusaka
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW3,020.64
|
$508.23
BGN916.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW159,696.94
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,841.94
|
|
pay 56.7% more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW27.79
|
$2.10
BGN3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW59.56
|
$2.06
BGN3.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW69.83
|
$3.32
BGN5.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,103.34
|
$36.02
BGN64.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW84.56
|
$8.30
BGN14.98
|
|
pay 58.9% more for clothing
Lusaka
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW665.68
|
$72.32
BGN130.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW712.61
|
$32.26
BGN58.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,447.26
|
$99.80
BGN180.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,385.28
|
$94.08
BGN169.69
|
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