Cost of living comparison

Syria

compared to

Bulgaria

Sofia vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Sofia is 84.3% more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 63.7% more in Sofia
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Sofia
Transportation: pay 18.6% more in Sofia
Housing: pay 81.1% more in Sofia
Childcare: pay 9.0 times more in Sofia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.2% more in Sofia
Clothing: pay 79.4% more in Sofia

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Sofia are more expensive than in Damascus. Notably, childcare, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Sofia.

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Sofia vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sofia instead of Damascus, you would:

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pay 63.7% more for restaurants

	Damascus	Sofia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SYP130K	$16.80 BGN29.23	+68.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 SYP91,014	$11.61 BGN20.20	+65.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 SYP29,254	$2.42 BGN4.21	+7.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SYP11,008	$1.80 BGN3.14	+112.9%
Average			+63.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Damascus	Sofia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 SYP5,199	$1.53 BGN2.66	+281.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.96 SYP25,477	$5.70 BGN9.92	+191.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 SYP52,433	$7.46 BGN12.99	+85.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 SYP20,653	$4.37 BGN7.60	+174.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 SYP33,645	$3.92 BGN6.81	+51.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 SYP6,174	$0.99 BGN1.72	+108.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 SYP8,218	$0.92 BGN1.60	+45.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.51 SYP6,582	$0.86 BGN1.49	+68.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 SYP6,154	$1.93 BGN3.36	+307.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,563	$0.48 BGN0.84	+36.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,608	$0.41 BGN0.71	+14.7%
Average			+105.7%

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pay 18.6% more for transportation

	Damascus	Sofia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$13.98 SYP182K	$6.58 BGN11.46	-52.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130K	$28.55 BGN49.69	+185.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,000.00 SYP195M	$30,149.36 BGN52,468.33	+101.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.15 SYP171K	$9.05 BGN15.75	-31.2%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 81.1% more for housing

	Damascus	Sofia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.25 SYP601K	$15.37 BGN26.74	-66.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$523.33 SYP7M	$780.20 BGN1,357.77	+49.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$186.00 SYP2M	$603.04 BGN1,049.46	+224.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.06 SYP1M	$121.09 BGN210.73	+13.1%
Average			+81.1%

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pay 9.0 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Sofia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.67 SYP867K	$763.67 BGN1,328.99	+1045.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,780.73 SYP23M	$12,650.99 BGN22,016.26	+610.4%
Average			+802.1%

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pay 52.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Sofia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SYP26,004	$3.44 BGN5.98	+71.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 SYP48,293	$3.53 BGN6.15	-4.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.77 SYP36,000	$4.25 BGN7.40	+53.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.00 SYP364K	$46.61 BGN81.12	+66.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 SYP71,511	$10.08 BGN17.54	+83.2%
Average			+52.2%

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pay 79.4% more for clothing

	Damascus	Sofia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.60 SYP372K	$89.18 BGN155.21	+211.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00 SYP520K	$40.94 BGN71.25	+2.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.00 SYP780K	$106.72 BGN185.72	+77.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.33 SYP758K	$106.41 BGN185.18	+82.4%
Average			+79.4%

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