Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 12.4 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 49.2% more for restaurants
Banjul
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD262.60
|
$11.07
BGN19.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD375.14
|
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD87.87
|
$1.35
BGN2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD99.55
|
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
|
pay 47.8% more for groceries
Banjul
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD36.68
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD225.08
|
$5.00
BGN8.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD372.37
|
$6.57
BGN11.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD132.05
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD90.75
|
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD56.72
|
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD39.70
|
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD60.50
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD45.38
|
$1.07
BGN1.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD30.25
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD28.36
|
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
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pay 5.5 times more for transportation
Banjul
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD284.01
|
$5.81
BGN10.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.68
BGN49.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD195,071.93
|
$27,677.83
BGN49,787.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.14
BGN12.85
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Banjul
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,334.56
|
$13.00
BGN23.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$546.64
BGN983.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,784.73
|
$407.37
BGN732.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,721.22
|
$104.32
BGN187.65
|
|
pay 60.5 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD500.18
|
$508.23
BGN914.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,003.69
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,804.03
|
|
pay 50.5% more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD125.05
|
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD154.86
|
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD122.55
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,750.65
|
$36.02
BGN64.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD250.09
|
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Banjul
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$72.32
BGN130.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$32.26
BGN58.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$99.80
BGN179.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$94.08
BGN169.23
|
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