Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 2.9 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
$11.07
BGN20.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,998
|
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$1.35
BGN2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS285
|
$0.84
BGN1.52
|
|
pay 49.2% more for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,071
|
$5.00
BGN9.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,377
|
$6.57
BGN11.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,036
|
$3.48
BGN6.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
$3.46
BGN6.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS799
|
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$0.82
BGN1.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS527
|
$0.80
BGN1.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS259
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.56
BGN1.01
|
|
pay 94.8% more for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
$5.81
BGN10.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,420
|
$27.68
BGN50.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,282,339
|
$27,677.83
BGN50,175.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,312
|
$7.14
BGN12.95
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Mogadishu
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,271
|
$13.00
BGN23.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,776
|
$546.64
BGN990.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS48,778
|
$407.37
BGN738.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,673
|
$104.32
BGN189.12
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,110
|
$508.23
BGN921.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS505,316
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,911.74
|
|
pay 30.1% more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,997
|
$2.10
BGN3.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS785
|
$2.06
BGN3.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
$3.32
BGN6.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,274
|
$36.02
BGN65.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,468
|
$72.32
BGN131.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,894
|
$32.26
BGN58.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,942
|
$99.80
BGN180.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,446
|
$94.08
BGN170.55
|
|
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