Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 2.1 times more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 71.2% more for restaurants
Khartoum
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
$11.07
BGN20.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
$1.35
BGN2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
$0.84
BGN1.52
|
|
pay 5.8% more for groceries
Khartoum
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
$5.00
BGN9.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
$6.57
BGN11.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
$3.48
BGN6.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
$3.46
BGN6.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
$0.82
BGN1.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
$0.80
BGN1.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
$0.56
BGN1.01
|
|
pay 3.7% less for transportation
Khartoum
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
$5.81
BGN10.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
$27.68
BGN50.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,677.83
BGN50,175.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$7.14
BGN12.95
|
|
pay 32.5% more for housing
Khartoum
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
$13.00
BGN23.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
$546.64
BGN990.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
$407.37
BGN738.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
$104.32
BGN189.12
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Khartoum
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
$508.23
BGN921.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,911.74
|
|
pay 38.4% more for entertainment and sports
Khartoum
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$2.10
BGN3.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
$2.06
BGN3.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$3.32
BGN6.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
$36.02
BGN65.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Khartoum
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
$72.32
BGN131.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$32.26
BGN58.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
$99.80
BGN180.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
$94.08
BGN170.55
|
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