Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 8.5 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 23.4% less for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$11.07
BGN20.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$1.35
BGN2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$0.84
BGN1.52
|
|
pay 13.5% less for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$5.00
BGN9.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$6.57
BGN11.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$3.48
BGN6.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$3.46
BGN6.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.82
BGN1.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$0.80
BGN1.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.56
BGN1.01
|
|
pay 100.0% more for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$5.81
BGN10.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.68
BGN50.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$27,677.83
BGN50,175.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$7.14
BGN12.95
|
|
pay 71.8% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$13.00
BGN23.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$546.64
BGN990.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$407.37
BGN738.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$104.32
BGN189.12
|
|
pay 47.8 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$508.23
BGN921.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,911.74
|
|
pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$2.10
BGN3.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$2.06
BGN3.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$3.32
BGN6.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$36.02
BGN65.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$72.32
BGN131.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$32.26
BGN58.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$99.80
BGN180.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$94.08
BGN170.55
|
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