Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 15.1% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 24.7% more for restaurants
Kingston
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
JMD998.26
|
$11.07
BGN19.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
JMD1,197.92
|
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
JMD192.74
|
$1.35
BGN2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
JMD120.56
|
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
|
pay 41.1% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
JMD508.76
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
JMD1,097.35
|
$5.00
BGN8.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
JMD2,508.02
|
$6.57
BGN11.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
JMD685.66
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
JMD507.50
|
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
JMD372.39
|
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
JMD220.79
|
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
JMD290.47
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD190.79
|
$1.07
BGN1.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
JMD176.81
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
JMD157.48
|
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
|
pay 30.9% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JMD794.22
|
$5.81
BGN10.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.38
JMD5,989.58
|
$27.68
BGN49.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,822.25
JMD6,838,104.27
|
$27,677.83
BGN49,787.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.55
JMD4,142.79
|
$7.14
BGN12.85
|
|
pay 31.3% less for housing
Kingston
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.43
JMD7,557.41
|
$13.00
BGN23.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.08
JMD114,078.28
|
$546.64
BGN983.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.17
JMD69,777.61
|
$407.37
BGN732.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.20
JMD19,847.83
|
$104.32
BGN187.65
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Kingston
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.63
JMD40,512.86
|
$508.23
BGN914.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.53
JMD335,416.50
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,804.03
|
|
pay 37.6% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
JMD349.39
|
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
JMD606.49
|
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
JMD1,397.57
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.56
JMD11,322.80
|
$36.02
BGN64.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
JMD1,647.13
|
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
|
pay 45.2% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.99
JMD5,615.23
|
$72.32
BGN130.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
JMD4,554.58
|
$32.26
BGN58.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.74
JMD11,194.81
|
$99.80
BGN179.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.20
JMD11,266.12
|
$94.08
BGN169.23
|
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