Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 82.0% more expensive than Bishkek.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Bishkek, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Bishkek
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.66
KGS499.59
|
$11.07
BGN19.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
KGS489.60
|
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
KGS55.38
|
$1.35
BGN2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
KGS26.86
|
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
|
pay 70.9% more for groceries
Bishkek
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
KGS41.26
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
KGS409.33
|
$5.00
BGN8.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS287.11
|
$6.57
BGN11.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KGS149.98
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
KGS208.03
|
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
KGS37.75
|
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
KGS68.87
|
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
KGS74.11
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
KGS69.21
|
$1.07
BGN1.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
KGS18.97
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.53
|
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Bishkek
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.82
KGS248.97
|
$5.81
BGN10.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.20
KGS547.05
|
$27.68
BGN49.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,490.01
KGS3,397,209.47
|
$27,677.83
BGN49,787.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.62
KGS319.74
|
$7.14
BGN12.85
|
|
pay 99.5% more for housing
Bishkek
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.04
KGS1,062.76
|
$13.00
BGN23.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$460.45
KGS40,640.05
|
$546.64
BGN983.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.46
KGS29,873.53
|
$407.37
BGN732.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.12
KGS2,040.47
|
$104.32
BGN187.65
|
|
pay 82.0% more for childcare
Bishkek
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.65
KGS19,298.27
|
$508.23
BGN914.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.60
KGS514,356.54
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,804.03
|
|
pay 59.8% more for entertainment and sports
Bishkek
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
KGS99.92
|
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
KGS180.38
|
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.52
KGS134.39
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.55
KGS3,755.68
|
$36.02
BGN64.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.96
KGS349.71
|
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
|
pay 22.8% more for clothing
Bishkek
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.26
KGS3,288.97
|
$72.32
BGN130.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.79
KGS3,247.33
|
$32.26
BGN58.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.20
KGS8,402.19
|
$99.80
BGN179.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
KGS7,943.48
|
$94.08
BGN169.23
|
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