Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 18.7% cheaper than Sofia.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 56.1% less for restaurants
Sofia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.07
BGN19.91
|
$2.26
THB81.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
$5.53
THB199.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
BGN2.43
|
$0.63
THB22.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
$0.35
THB12.62
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
Sofia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
$1.38
THB49.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
BGN8.99
|
$7.97
THB288.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
BGN11.81
|
$6.00
THB216.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
$1.92
THB69.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
$1.07
THB38.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
$1.19
THB43.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
$0.48
THB17.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
$0.79
THB28.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.92
|
$0.63
THB22.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
$0.64
THB23.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
$0.45
THB16.44
|
|
pay 7.2% less for transportation
Sofia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
BGN10.45
|
$4.25
THB153.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.68
BGN49.79
|
$22.11
THB798.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,677.83
BGN49,787.43
|
$24,588.11
THB888,607.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.14
BGN12.85
|
$9.24
THB333.77
|
|
pay 27.2% less for housing
Sofia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.00
BGN23.38
|
$15.82
THB571.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.64
BGN983.30
|
$393.06
THB14,205.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.37
BGN732.79
|
$209.24
THB7,561.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.32
BGN187.65
|
$48.32
THB1,746.22
|
|
pay 0.2% less for childcare
Sofia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.23
BGN914.22
|
$329.15
THB11,895.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,673.93
BGN13,804.03
|
$10,347.16
THB373,943.48
|
|
pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
$1.87
THB67.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
$1.81
THB65.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
$3.52
THB127.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
BGN64.79
|
$46.67
THB1,686.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
$5.45
THB197.04
|
|
pay 32.0% less for clothing
Sofia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.32
BGN130.09
|
$34.16
THB1,234.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.26
BGN58.03
|
$26.70
THB965.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.80
BGN179.53
|
$75.98
THB2,746.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.08
BGN169.23
|
$61.99
THB2,240.35
|
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