Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 15.7% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
THB109.34
|
$11.17
BGN20.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
THB218.68
|
$6.70
BGN12.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
THB21.10
|
$1.40
BGN2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
THB11.94
|
$1.01
BGN1.84
|
|
pay 6.8% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
THB68.92
|
$1.05
BGN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
THB321.06
|
$5.72
BGN10.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB244.21
|
$6.86
BGN12.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
THB74.71
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
THB53.94
|
$3.69
BGN6.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
THB50.40
|
$0.66
BGN1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.48
|
$0.81
BGN1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
THB33.40
|
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB27.16
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB26.98
|
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.21
|
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
|
pay 19.9% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
THB165.19
|
$6.32
BGN11.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
THB1,421.42
|
$27.93
BGN50.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
THB2,186,800.14
|
$25,137.87
BGN45,891.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
THB392.53
|
$6.71
BGN12.25
|
|
pay 10.9% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
THB582.81
|
$13.34
BGN24.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
THB24,414.47
|
$480.63
BGN877.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
THB11,625.42
|
$371.15
BGN677.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
THB2,254.18
|
$102.16
BGN186.50
|
|
pay 28.1% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
THB20,832.54
|
$461.15
BGN841.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
THB499,793.17
|
$8,362.58
BGN15,266.56
|
|
pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
THB87.47
|
$2.23
BGN4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
THB85.26
|
$2.23
BGN4.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
THB164.01
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
THB2,100.04
|
$32.02
BGN58.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
THB295.22
|
$8.38
BGN15.30
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
THB2,216.57
|
$68.77
BGN125.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
THB1,500.79
|
$33.99
BGN62.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
THB3,607.23
|
$81.13
BGN148.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
THB3,776.74
|
$89.14
BGN162.73
|
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