Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 3.7 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 51.3% more for restaurants
Freetown
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$11.17
BGN20.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.70
BGN12.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$1.40
BGN2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.01
BGN1.84
|
|
pay 6.0% more for groceries
Freetown
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.05
BGN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.72
BGN10.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$6.86
BGN12.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.69
BGN6.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.66
BGN1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.81
BGN1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Freetown
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$6.32
BGN11.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$27.93
BGN50.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$25,137.87
BGN45,891.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$6.71
BGN12.25
|
|
pay 28.3% more for housing
Freetown
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$13.34
BGN24.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$480.63
BGN877.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$371.15
BGN677.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$102.16
BGN186.50
|
|
pay 13.6 times more for childcare
Freetown
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$461.15
BGN841.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$8,362.58
BGN15,266.56
|
|
pay 30.7% more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$2.23
BGN4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.23
BGN4.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$32.02
BGN58.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$8.38
BGN15.30
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$68.77
BGN125.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$33.99
BGN62.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$81.13
BGN148.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$89.14
BGN162.73
|
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