Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 98.3% more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 31.8% more for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,487
|
$11.17
BGN20.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,487
|
$6.70
BGN12.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$250
|
$1.40
BGN2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$134
|
$1.01
BGN1.84
|
|
pay 15.7% less for groceries
Georgetown
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$313
|
$1.05
BGN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,025
|
$5.72
BGN10.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,683
|
$6.86
BGN12.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$609
|
$3.35
BGN6.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$523
|
$3.69
BGN6.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$481
|
$0.66
BGN1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$216
|
$0.81
BGN1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$311
|
$0.72
BGN1.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$132
|
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
|
pay 11.1% more for transportation
Georgetown
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$792
|
$6.32
BGN11.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,940
|
$27.93
BGN51.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,271,801
|
$25,137.87
BGN45,955.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,462
|
$6.71
BGN12.27
|
|
pay 21.6% more for housing
Georgetown
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,492
|
$13.34
BGN24.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,598
|
$480.63
BGN878.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$48,024
|
$371.15
BGN678.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,721
|
$102.16
BGN186.76
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Georgetown
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,829
|
$461.15
BGN843.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$200,274
|
$8,362.58
BGN15,288.05
|
|
pay 10.1% more for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$496
|
$2.23
BGN4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$719
|
$2.23
BGN4.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$496
|
$3.35
BGN6.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,949
|
$32.02
BGN58.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,289
|
$8.38
BGN15.32
|
|
pay 47.8% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,536
|
$68.77
BGN125.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,749
|
$33.99
BGN62.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,872
|
$81.13
BGN148.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$13,054
|
$89.14
BGN162.96
|
|
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