Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 47.5% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.24
|
$11.17
BGN20.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$6.70
BGN12.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.22
|
$1.40
BGN2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$1.01
BGN1.84
|
|
pay 19.0% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.94
|
$1.05
BGN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.58
|
$5.72
BGN10.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.47
|
$6.86
BGN12.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.73
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.84
|
$3.69
BGN6.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.92
|
$0.66
BGN1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.19
|
$0.81
BGN1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.94
|
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.14
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.20
|
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.02
|
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
|
pay 83.5% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.54
|
$6.32
BGN11.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR54.14
|
$27.93
BGN50.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR173,245.51
|
$25,137.87
BGN45,891.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.73
|
$6.71
BGN12.25
|
|
pay 32.0% more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.85
|
$13.34
BGN24.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,313.22
|
$480.63
BGN877.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,396.22
|
$371.15
BGN677.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR192.73
|
$102.16
BGN186.50
|
|
pay 45.0% more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,204.06
|
$461.15
BGN841.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR37,117.85
|
$8,362.58
BGN15,266.56
|
|
pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.41
|
$2.23
BGN4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.52
|
$2.23
BGN4.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR208.98
|
$32.02
BGN58.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.66
|
$8.38
BGN15.30
|
|
pay 23.7% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR230.92
|
$68.77
BGN125.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR145.68
|
$33.99
BGN62.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR324.09
|
$81.13
BGN148.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR347.79
|
$89.14
BGN162.73
|
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