Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 76.7% more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Sofia instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 2.2% less for restaurants
St. George's
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$11.07
BGN19.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.35
BGN2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
St. George's
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$5.00
BGN8.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$6.57
BGN11.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$1.07
BGN1.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
|
pay 24.7% less for transportation
St. George's
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$5.81
BGN10.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$27.68
BGN49.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$27,677.83
BGN49,787.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$7.14
BGN12.85
|
|
pay 18.0% less for housing
St. George's
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$13.00
BGN23.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$546.64
BGN983.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$407.37
BGN732.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$104.32
BGN187.65
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
St. George's
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$508.23
BGN914.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,804.03
|
|
pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$36.02
BGN64.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
|
pay 77.6% more for clothing
St. George's
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$72.32
BGN130.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$32.26
BGN58.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$99.80
BGN179.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$94.08
BGN169.23
|
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