Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 47.5% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK39,594
|
$11.07
BGN20.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK70,567
|
$8.30
BGN15.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,707
|
$1.35
BGN2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,340
|
$0.84
BGN1.52
|
|
pay 13.0% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK20,273
|
$1.07
BGN1.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK306,747
|
$5.00
BGN9.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK143,788
|
$6.57
BGN11.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK39,198
|
$3.48
BGN6.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK65,581
|
$3.46
BGN6.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,698
|
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK11,007
|
$0.82
BGN1.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,682
|
$0.80
BGN1.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,441
|
$1.07
BGN1.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,376
|
$0.49
BGN0.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,235
|
$0.56
BGN1.02
|
|
pay 24.3% less for transportation
Vientiane
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK111,960
|
$5.81
BGN10.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,110,629
|
$27.68
BGN50.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK630,311,227
|
$27,677.83
BGN50,480.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK390,832
|
$7.14
BGN13.02
|
|
pay 7.1% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK291,207
|
$13.00
BGN23.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,817,845
|
$546.64
BGN996.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK17,114,855
|
$407.37
BGN742.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,425,986
|
$104.32
BGN190.26
|
|
pay 15.4% more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,471,764
|
$508.23
BGN926.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK202,653,712
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,996.07
|
|
pay 88.1% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,713
|
$2.10
BGN3.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK36,380
|
$2.06
BGN3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK35,762
|
$3.32
BGN6.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,111,186
|
$36.02
BGN65.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK54,282
|
$8.30
BGN15.14
|
|
pay 32.5% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,785,755
|
$72.32
BGN131.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,358,023
|
$32.26
BGN58.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,281,483
|
$99.80
BGN182.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK930,246
|
$94.08
BGN171.58
|
|
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