Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 26.9% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 23.2% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,593.55
|
$11.07
BGN19.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,512.00
|
$8.30
BGN14.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.83
|
$1.35
BGN2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG199.19
|
$0.84
BGN1.51
|
|
pay 0.7% less for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG331.99
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG663.98
|
$5.00
BGN9.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG754.03
|
$6.57
BGN11.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG371.21
|
$3.48
BGN6.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG917.40
|
$3.46
BGN6.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG301.18
|
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.28
|
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.24
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.24
|
$1.07
BGN1.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG301.18
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.66
|
$0.56
BGN1.01
|
|
pay 76.6% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG266.50
|
$5.81
BGN10.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,655.92
|
$27.68
BGN49.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,647,854.65
|
$27,677.83
BGN49,875.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG475.41
|
$7.14
BGN12.87
|
|
pay 37.5% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG22,041.56
|
$13.00
BGN23.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,844.22
|
$546.64
BGN985.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG118,188.30
|
$407.37
BGN734.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,154.98
|
$104.32
BGN187.98
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,279.58
|
$508.23
BGN915.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG912,015.55
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,828.43
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG663.98
|
$2.10
BGN3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.80
|
$2.06
BGN3.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG265.59
|
$3.32
BGN5.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,234.83
|
$36.02
BGN64.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,327.96
|
$8.30
BGN14.96
|
|
pay 30.2% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,623.67
|
$72.32
BGN130.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,959.69
|
$32.26
BGN58.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,935.50
|
$99.80
BGN179.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,919.38
|
$94.08
BGN169.53
|
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