Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 2.9 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
৳208.30
|
$11.17
BGN20.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
৳520.75
|
$6.70
BGN12.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
৳34.65
|
$1.40
BGN2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
৳17.18
|
$1.01
BGN1.84
|
|
pay 97.0% more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
৳77.30
|
$1.05
BGN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
৳407.37
|
$5.72
BGN10.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
৳350.12
|
$6.86
BGN12.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
৳145.40
|
$3.35
BGN6.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
৳148.01
|
$3.69
BGN6.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
৳122.64
|
$0.66
BGN1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
৳50.47
|
$0.81
BGN1.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
৳109.51
|
$0.72
BGN1.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
৳41.70
|
$1.07
BGN1.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
৳14.41
|
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
৳22.89
|
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
|
pay 34.2% more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
৳471.75
|
$6.32
BGN11.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
৳2,083.01
|
$27.93
BGN51.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
৳3,645,265.65
|
$25,137.87
BGN46,066.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
৳437.43
|
$6.71
BGN12.29
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
৳2,207.99
|
$13.34
BGN24.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
৳15,668.97
|
$480.63
BGN880.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
৳9,558.70
|
$371.15
BGN680.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
৳3,203.16
|
$102.16
BGN187.21
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
৳6,847.89
|
$461.15
BGN845.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
৳169,837.06
|
$8,362.58
BGN15,324.93
|
|
pay 22.8% more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
৳624.90
|
$2.23
BGN4.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
৳210.04
|
$2.23
BGN4.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
৳333.28
|
$3.35
BGN6.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
৳2,035.68
|
$32.02
BGN58.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
৳520.75
|
$8.38
BGN15.36
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
৳2,343.39
|
$68.77
BGN126.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
৳2,489.26
|
$33.99
BGN62.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
৳5,311.67
|
$81.13
BGN148.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
৳4,421.42
|
$89.14
BGN163.36
|
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