Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 35.3% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 17.1% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.84
|
$11.17
BGN20.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.88
|
$6.70
BGN12.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
$1.40
BGN2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
$1.01
BGN1.84
|
|
pay 43.1% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
$1.05
BGN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.87
|
$5.72
BGN10.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.27
|
$6.86
BGN12.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.14
|
$3.35
BGN6.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.07
|
$3.69
BGN6.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
$0.66
BGN1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
$0.81
BGN1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
$0.72
BGN1.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
|
pay 42.4% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.32
|
$6.32
BGN11.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$498.64
|
$27.93
BGN51.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,291.19
|
$25,137.87
BGN45,955.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.72
|
$6.71
BGN12.27
|
|
pay 58.5% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.70
|
$13.34
BGN24.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,914.44
|
$480.63
BGN878.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,749.46
|
$371.15
BGN678.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.32
|
$102.16
BGN186.76
|
|
pay 48.0% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,039.59
|
$461.15
BGN843.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,651.93
|
$8,362.58
BGN15,288.05
|
|
pay 54.8% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.86
|
$2.23
BGN4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.31
|
$2.23
BGN4.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.82
|
$3.35
BGN6.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$621.30
|
$32.02
BGN58.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.73
|
$8.38
BGN15.32
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$633.33
|
$68.77
BGN125.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$312.07
|
$33.99
BGN62.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$691.62
|
$81.13
BGN148.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,012.99
|
$89.14
BGN162.96
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Sofia or Hong Kong. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.