Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 7.4% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Doha, you would:
pay 56.9% more for restaurants
Doha
|
Sofia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR30.05
|
$11.07
BGN20.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
QAR28.04
|
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.27
|
$1.35
BGN2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$0.84
BGN1.52
|
|
pay 7.2% more for groceries
Doha
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
QAR5.66
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
QAR19.66
|
$5.00
BGN9.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.01
QAR29.20
|
$6.57
BGN11.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
QAR9.77
|
$3.48
BGN6.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
$3.46
BGN6.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$0.82
BGN1.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
$0.80
BGN1.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
$0.56
BGN1.01
|
|
pay 28.6% more for transportation
Doha
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.88
|
$5.81
BGN10.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
QAR120.18
|
$27.68
BGN50.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,975.32
QAR80,120.23
|
$27,677.83
BGN50,175.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
QAR72.11
|
$7.14
BGN12.95
|
|
pay 44.6% less for housing
Doha
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
QAR324.45
|
$13.00
BGN23.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.38
QAR6,184.85
|
$546.64
BGN990.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.28
QAR3,873.00
|
$407.37
BGN738.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.42
QAR278.61
|
$104.32
BGN189.12
|
|
pay 32.4% less for childcare
Doha
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$767.35
QAR2,797.71
|
$508.23
BGN921.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,125.00
QAR40,560.86
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,911.74
|
|
pay 60.2% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
$2.10
BGN3.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.78
QAR21.07
|
$2.06
BGN3.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.59
QAR24.04
|
$3.32
BGN6.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.58
QAR454.21
|
$36.02
BGN65.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Doha
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.03
QAR218.85
|
$72.32
BGN131.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
QAR169.01
|
$32.26
BGN58.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.37
QAR325.83
|
$99.80
BGN180.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.03
QAR350.10
|
$94.08
BGN170.55
|
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