Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 22.2% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 85.1% more for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
KWD2.500
|
$11.07
BGN20.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
KWD2.200
|
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
$1.35
BGN2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$0.84
BGN1.52
|
|
pay 23.6% more for groceries
Kuwait City
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.53
KWD0.780
|
$5.00
BGN9.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
$6.57
BGN11.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$3.48
BGN6.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
$3.46
BGN6.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
$0.82
BGN1.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
$0.80
BGN1.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.56
BGN1.01
|
|
pay 65.5% more for transportation
Kuwait City
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
$5.81
BGN10.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.19
KWD14.490
|
$27.68
BGN50.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,783.27
KWD6,996.010
|
$27,677.83
BGN50,175.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.29
KWD8.990
|
$7.14
BGN12.95
|
|
pay 2.7% more for housing
Kuwait City
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.44
KWD8.730
|
$13.00
BGN23.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$930.70
KWD285.790
|
$546.64
BGN990.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$702.87
KWD215.830
|
$407.37
BGN738.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.98
KWD12.890
|
$104.32
BGN189.12
|
|
pay 2.5% more for childcare
Kuwait City
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.24
KWD172.030
|
$508.23
BGN921.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,716.63
KWD2,062.460
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,911.74
|
|
pay 29.8% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$2.10
BGN3.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
$2.06
BGN3.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
$3.32
BGN6.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.57
KWD38.250
|
$36.02
BGN65.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.39
KWD3.500
|
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
|
pay 5.9% more for clothing
Kuwait City
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.57
KWD13.990
|
$72.32
BGN131.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.69
KWD17.410
|
$32.26
BGN58.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
KWD29.160
|
$99.80
BGN180.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.63
KWD28.140
|
$94.08
BGN170.55
|
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