Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 3.2 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 95.5% more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Sofia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$11.07
BGN20.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
$1.35
BGN2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
$0.84
BGN1.52
|
|
pay 26.3% more for groceries
Maseru
|
Sofia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
$5.00
BGN9.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
$6.57
BGN11.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
$3.48
BGN6.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
$3.46
BGN6.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
$0.82
BGN1.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
$0.80
BGN1.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
$0.56
BGN1.01
|
|
pay 27.6% more for transportation
Maseru
|
Sofia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
$5.81
BGN10.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
$27.68
BGN50.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
$27,677.83
BGN50,175.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
$7.14
BGN12.95
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Sofia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
$13.00
BGN23.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
$546.64
BGN990.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
$407.37
BGN738.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$104.32
BGN189.12
|
|
pay 12.6 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
$508.23
BGN921.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,911.74
|
|
pay 62.7% more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
$2.10
BGN3.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
$2.06
BGN3.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
$3.32
BGN6.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
$36.02
BGN65.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
|
pay 8.6% more for clothing
Maseru
|
Sofia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
$72.32
BGN131.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
$32.26
BGN58.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
$99.80
BGN180.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
$94.08
BGN170.55
|
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